2 Euro Commemorative coins Ireland 2009

Ten years of Economic and Monetary Union

At the center of the Obverse is represented a stylised figure merging with the Euro symbol. The design was chosen through an online competition by European Union citizens. At the top is the arched inscription "EIRE", at the bottom, also arched, the inscription "AEA 1999-2009 EMU". Above the inscription, towards the right, the author's signature. 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).