2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2019

90th anniversary of the Foundation of the Vatican City State

On the Obverse, in the centre of the coin, is a portrait of Pope Pius XI, facing left, while in the background is the Lateran Palace with its famous obelisk. At the top, the image is surrounded by the circular inscription "STATO DELLA CITTA' DEL VATICANO", while at the bottom are the years "1929" and "2019", written one below the other, and, further down, the author's signature "FUSCO". To the right, at the end of the inscription, is 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).

25 years since the restoration of the Sistine Chapel

The Obverse depicts a detail (Christ the Judge and Mary) of the "Last Judgement", Michelangelo's masterpiece located inside the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums. On the left is the arched inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", while on the right is the circular inscription "CAPPELLA SISTINA - FINE DEI RESTAURI". Also on the right, between the image and the inscription, are the years "1994 - 2019", placed in an arc near the inscription, and, at the bottom, is the mintmark "R". At the bottom, between the design and the inner edge, are the author's signature "D. LONGO" and the engraver's initials "INC. A.M.". 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).