2 Euro Commemorative coins Principality of Monaco 2018

250 years since the birth of François Joseph Bosio

The Obverse, on the left-hand side of the coin, features a portrait of Baron François-Joseph Bosio (a famous Monegasque sculptor in the first half of the 19th century), while on the right-hand side is a reproduction of one of his works, the "Nymph Salmace". Above, in an arc, is the inscription "MONACO". At the bottom, below the drawing, is the circular inscription "FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH BOSIO". Again below, from left to right following the circular course of the above inscription, are: the mark of the Paris mint, the year "1768", the inscription "SCULPTEUR" between two rhombuses, the minting year "2018" and finally the symbol of the director of the mint. 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).