2 Euro Commemorative coins Andorra 2023

30th anniversary of Andorra's accession to the UN

On the Obverse, the coin is divided into two parts by a vertical line. To the left is the number '3', while to the right is a globe representing the '0', together they form the anniversary number '30'; both the number '3' and the globe are framed by a laurel branch reminiscent of the United Nations coat of arms. In the upper part, on the left, is the coat of arms of the Principality of Andorra, while on the right, is the four-line inscription "ANDORRA MEMBRE DE LES NACIONS UNIDES". In the lower part, in the centre, is the inscription 'ANYS' ('ANNI'), with the minting year underneath. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription 'EURO'. Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six '2' in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

Summer Solstice Celebration

On the Obverse, in the left foreground, a hooded figure wearing a large cloak is depicted, twirling a flaming torch; in the background is a radiant sun. On the right-hand side of the coin, partially within a circle, is the minting year, with the inscription 'ANDORRA' below it. The coin is intended to represent the torchlight processions held on the night of the summer solstice in the Pyrenees (in Andorra, France and Spain), celebrations that have been nominated by Unesco as Intangible Heritage of Humanity. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value '2' on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription 'EURO'. Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six '2' in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).