Monaco 2011 2 euro KM-196

Aureo y Calicó sale 422, lot 3421

This specimen was lot 3421 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Mónaco. 2011. Alberto II. 2 euros. Boda Real. En estuche oficial, con certificado. Bimetálica. S/C [royal wedding, in offical box with certificate, bimetallic, uncirculated]." Along with the regular KM 195 (portrait obverse) this two euro commemorated the wedding of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlène. Another two euro was issued for their tenth anniversary.

Recorded mintage: 147,877.

Specification: 8.5 g, bimetallic, 25.75 mm diameter, this specimen 8,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 196.

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

Link to:

• 2007 2 euro, 25th anniversary of the death of princess Grace
• Germany 2011-D 2 euro
• San Marino 2011 2 euro, palace obverse
• 2020 2 euro, 300th anniversary of the birth of Honoré III
• 2021 2 euro, 10th anniversary of the wedding
• Coins and currency dated 2011