Series: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/series.php?id=59
I apply the guidelines
https://en.numista.com/help/abbreviations-used-on-numista-205.html
https://en.numista.com/help/general-guidelines-for-all-texts-186.html
https://en.numista.com/help/commemorated-event-109.html
and source https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2009.en.html
- Name (EN): 10th anniversary of Economic and Monetary Union
- Name (local): 10th anniversary of Economic and Monetary Union
- Description (EN):
This series commemorates the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Economic and Monetary Union, the group of European Union member states that have introduced the euro as a means of payment.
In 2009, the sixteen countries using Euro at that time all issued a 2 euros commemorative coin with a common design. The design was chosen out of a shortlist of five by members of the public across the European Union voting online. It was created by George Stamatopoulos, a sculptor from the Minting department at the Bank of Greece.