2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille, Belgium

2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille, Belgium, 2009 obverse image2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille, Belgium, 2009 reverse image
2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Belgium flagBelgium
  • Years of Minting:
    2009
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017)
2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille Reference Price

Reference Price

$4.99-$25.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Engraver:


Luc Luycx

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


The coin features a portrait of Louis Braille with his initials, L and B, in the alphabet that he designed. His name appears above the portrait and, below it, the code of the issuing country, ‘BE’ and the dates ‘1809’ and ‘2009’. To the left and right respectively are the mint mark and the signature mark of the Master of the Mint. The coin’s outer ring shows the 12 stars of the European Union.

Engraver:


Jan Alfons Keustermans

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence 2 * * or * * 2 alternately upright and inverted

2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


LOUIS BRAILLE 1809 BE 2009

Reverse:


2 EURO LL

2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring

Size

2 Euros - Albert II Louis Braille sizes
  • Weight:8.5 g
  • Diameter:25.75 mm
  • Thickness:2.2 mm
  • Edge:n/a
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