2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2017

1950 years since the death of the Martyrs Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostle

On the Obverse, in the centre of the coin, the portraits of Saints Peter and Paul are depicted, slightly superimposed and facing to the right, together with their respective symbols: the keys and the sword. The image is surrounded by two circular inscriptions: at the top we find "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", while in the remaining part "1950° DEL MARTIRIO DEI SANTI PIETRO E PAOLO". At the bottom, included between the design and the inscription are: on the left the minting year, in the centre the signature of the author "G. TITOTTO" immediately above the engraver's name "MOMONI INC." and on the right the mintmark "R". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the 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 six 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).

100 years since the visions of Fátima

The Obverse depicts, in the foreground, the three young shepherd to whom the Virgin Mary appeared, while the background shows the Sanctuary of Fátima. In the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" with the years "1917" and "2017" below, divided by the Sanctuary's bell tower. To the left, immediately below the year "1917", is the inscription "FATIMA" and further down is the mintmark "R". At the bottom, we find the author's signature "O. ROSSI" on the left and the engraver's initials on the right. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the 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 six 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).