2 Euro Commemorative coins Principality of Monaco 2024

500 years of the contract with Charles V

The Obverse depicts a portrait of Charles V, facing right. The treaty commemorated by the issue of this coin is the one that in 1524 placed the Principality of Monaco under the protection of Spain and, later, of the Holy Roman Empire, both ruled by Charles V. At the top is the arched inscription “MONACO,” while at the bottom, outside the effigy, is the circular inscription "1524 - TRAITÉ AVEC CHARLES QUINT - 2024“ (”1524 - Treaty with Charles V and the minting year") between two small rhombuses. Also at the bottom, superimposed on the portrait, are the mintmark of Paris and the author's symbol. 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).