2 Euro Commemorative coins France 2010

Appeal of 18 June

The Obverse depicts General De Gaulle in the act of reading his appeal in front of a microphone (an appeal addressed to the French after the fall of France during World War II, marking the birth of the French resistance). Above, the minting year with the mintmark (left) and the mintmaster's symbol (right) on either side. Also at the top is the inscription '70 ANS APPEL 18 JUIN' and at the bottom the initials 'RF' (Republique Francaise). On the outer part are the 12 five-pointed stars, symbol of 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).