France 2000 2 euro

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an example of a type struck in France 1999-2006. France began minting euros in 1999. The hexagon on the obverse, also used on the one euro coin, refers to a common nickname for metropolitan France. The two euro was issued only in sets during 2003-2010 but circulation issues have resumed.

Recorded mintage: 171,120,013 plus 35,000 proofs.

Specification: 8.5 g., nickel-Brass center in a copper-nickel ring, 25.75 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1289, Gad-5.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

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• return to coins of France