Two Euro 2015 European Flag, Coin from Germany

Coin	Two Euro 2015 European Flag

The Two Euro coin (€2.00) is a circulating bi-metallic coin made of two alloys: the inner part of nickel brass, the outer part of copper-nickel. Like all the common circulation coins (from 1 cent to €2), the denomination is issued by the separate countries in the Eurozone and is legal tender in all of them, irrespective of which country has issued it. The denomination was introduced in 2002, when Germany retired the German Mark currency and introduced the Euro.

The coins have a common reverse designed by Luc Luycx in 1999 which shows a map of the European Union; it was changed in 2007 to reflect the enlargement of the Union. Each country has its own national obverse; the German regular obverse features the German Federal Eagle.

The €2 is also the only denomination in which circulating commemorative Euro coins are issued; these are also legal tender in all countries of the Eurozone, no matter which country issued them; commemoratives of other denominations are only legal tender in the issuing country. The number of commemorative coins is limited to two (before 2012 to one) per country per year (in addition to any common issue) and to 5 percent of the total mintage output. Given that the reverse is fixed, the commemorative designs are always on the obverse.

This coin commemorates the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the flag of the European Union in 1985. It is part of a joint commemorative by 19 members states, where each country issued a €2 coin with the same design but with national texts.

The flag of Europe or the European flag is an official symbol used by the Council of Europe (CoE) - the regional organisation representing Europe, as well as the European Union (EU). It consists of a circle of twelve five-pointed golden stars on a blue field. The design of the coin shows the EU flag as a symbol that unites people and cultures with shared visions and ideals for a better common future.

German Two Euro coins issued in 2015 have now been in circulation for eight years.

Mint	Mint mark	Total Mintage
SMBW - Stuttgart	Letter F	7,225,000 (7.2 million)
Bavarian Central Mint - Munich	Letter D	6,325,000 (6.3 million)
Hamburg Mint	Letter J	6,325,000 (6.3 million)
Berlin Mint	Letter A	6,025,000 (6.0 million)
SMBW - Karlsruhe	Letter G	4,225,000 (4.2 million)

Obverse

The designs shows at its centre a flag with twelve stars, surrounded by twelve human figures - embracing the birth of a new Europe.

Around above right, the legend BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND (Federal Republic of Germany), followed by the anniversary dates 1985 - 2015.

A letter on the right represents the mint mark. Below right, the initials of the designer, ΓΣ (Greek letters Gamma and Sigma), for Georgios Stamatopoulos.

In the outer ring, the twelve stars of the European Union, representing the twelve original member states.

Obverse Inscription	BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1985 - 2015

Reverse

The reverse of the coin shows on the right a representation of a map of the western part of Europe.

Behind the map and interrupted by it, six vertical lines connect the twelve stars of Europe - six around above right, and six around below right.

On the left, a large numeral value: 2; on the right, overlaid on the map, the denomination EURO.

The designer's monogram LL (for Luc Luycx) is below right in the rim, below the O in EURO.

Reverse Inscription	2 EURO

Edge	Milled, inscribed	Edge Inscription	EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT

Two Euro 2015 European Flag: Known varieties

Variety	Proof 2015 A, Berlin Mint
Mintage	Issued: 25,000 (included in total)
In Set	2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, 30 Jahre EU-Flagge, mintage 25,000
Variety	Wrong core, Munich Mint
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Details	Error coin with a copper-plated central core, as for a two-cent coin blank.
Variety	Proof 2015 D, Munic Mint
Mintage	Issued: 25,000 (included in total)
In Set	2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, 30 Jahre EU-Flagge, mintage 25,000
Variety	Proof 2015 F, Stuttgart Mint
Mintage	Issued: 25,000 (included in total)
In Set	2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, 30 Jahre EU-Flagge, mintage 25,000
Variety	Proof 2015 G, Karlsruhe Mint
Mintage	Issued: 25,000 (included in total)
In Set	2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, 30 Jahre EU-Flagge, mintage 25,000
Variety	Proof 2015 J, Hamburg Mint
Mintage	Issued: 25,000 (included in total)
In Set	2-Euro-Sammlermünzenset 2015 Spiegelglanz, 30 Jahre EU-Flagge, mintage 25,000

Two Euro 2015 European Flag: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Deutsche Bundesbank		Mintage	link

All (42) coins of type: Two Euro, Germany

Coin Name	Mintage	Symbol	Legend
Two Euro 2002 Federal Eagle	1,174,728,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2002
Two Euro 2003 Federal Eagle	112,344,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2003
Two Euro 2004 Federal Eagle	75,056,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2004
Two Euro 2005 Federal Eagle (mint sets only)	925,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2005
Two Euro 2006 Federal Eagle (mint sets only)	890,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2006
Two Euro 2006 Schleswig-Holstein	30,910,000		2006 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
Two Euro 2007 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)	31,365,000		2007 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
Two Euro 2007 Treaty of Rome	30,925,000		RÖMISCHE VERTRÄGE 50 JAHRE EUROPA 2007 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND
Two Euro 2008 Federal Eagle	57,750,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2008
Two Euro 2008 Hamburg	31,875,000		2008 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND HAMBURG
Two Euro 2009 Saarland	31,825,000		2009 BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND SAARLAND
Two Euro 2009 Economic and Monetary Union	30,650,000		BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND WWU 1999-2009
Two Euro 2010 Federal Eagle	98,550,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2010
Two Euro 2010 Bremen	30,945,500		BREMEN D 2010
Two Euro 2011 Federal Eagle	119,334,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2011
Two Euro 2011 Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)	31,020,000		NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN D 2011
Two Euro 2012 Bayern (Bavaria)	30,890,400		BAYERN D 2012
Two Euro 2012 Euro Cash Anniversary	30,725,000		BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND € 2002 2012
Two Euro 2013 Baden-Württemberg	30,820,000		2013 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG D
Two Euro 2013 Élysée Treaty	11,585,000		TRAITÉ DE L'ÉLYSÉE 50 ANS JAHRE 2013 ÉLYSÉE-VERTRAG D
Two Euro 2014 Federal Eagle	28,312,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2014
Two Euro 2014 Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)	30,797,000		2014 NIEDERSACHSEN D
Two Euro 2015 Hessen (Hesse)	30,450,000		2015 D HESSEN
Two Euro 2015 European Flag	30,125,000		BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND 1985 - 2015
Two Euro 2015 German Unity	30,517,100		25 JAHRE DEUTSCHE EINHEIT 2015 D WIR SIND EIN VOLK
Two Euro 2016 Federal Eagle	71,315,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2016
Two Euro 2016 Sachsen (Saxony)	30,390,000		2016 D SACHSEN
Two Euro 2017 Federal Eagle	61,778,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2017
Two Euro 2017 Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)	30,375,000		2017 RHEINLAND-PFALZ D
Two Euro 2018 Berlin	30,360,000		2018 D BERLIN
Two Euro 2018 Helmut Schmidt	30,350,000		2018 D HELMUT SCHMIDT 1918 - 2015
Two Euro 2019 Federal Eagle	75,872,500	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2019
Two Euro 2019 Bundesrat	30,318,000		2019 BUNDESRAT D
Two Euro 2019 Fall of the Berlin Wall	30,297,000		30 JAHRE MAUERFALL 2019 D
Two Euro 2020 Federal Eagle	80,583,000	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2020
Two Euro 2020 Brandenburg	30,300,000		2020 BRANDENBURG D
Two Euro 2020 Anniversary of Warsaw Genuflection	30,315,000		50 JAHRE KNIEFALL VON WARSCHAU 2020 D
Two Euro 2021 Federal Eagle	30,222,500	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2021
Two Euro 2021 Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt)	30,265,000		2021 SACHSEN-ANHALT D
Two Euro 2022 Federal Eagle (mint sets only)	unknown	Federal Eagle of Germany	************ 2022
Two Euro 2022 Thüringen (Thuringia)	30,000,000		2022 THÜRINGEN D
Two Euro 2022 Erasmus Programme	17,350,000		D 1987 - 2002 ERASMUS PROGRAMME

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Two Euro 2015 European Flag: Details

Country	Germany
Currency	Euro, Germany
Coin Type	Two Euro Commemorative
Issued	2015
Symbol	Federal Eagle of Germany
Face Value	2 (x Euro, Germany)
Circulation Mintage	30,000,000 (30.0 million)
Total Mintage	30,125,000 (30.1 million)
Current	Yes
Material	Bimetallic
Designer	Luc Luycx, Georgios Stamatopoulos
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	25.7500 mm
Thickness	2.200 mm
Mass	8.5000 g
OCC ID	BVYX-OWRC-XKPD-EJZN

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Two Euro 2015 European Flag: Photos

Image	Details
	Germany - Federal Republic, 2 Euro, 2015 European Flag, error - wrong core Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
	Germany - Federal Republic, 2 Euro, 2015 European Flag, error - wrong core Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
	Germany - Federal Republic, 2 Euro, 2015, European Flag Copyright: NumisCorner.com Source
	Germany - Federal Republic, 2 Euro, 2015, European Flag Copyright: NumisCorner.com Notes: Karlsruhe Mint, G mint mark. Source

Two Euro 2015 European Flag: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog	Schön# 324
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Germany KM# 339

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2 Euro (30 Years of EU Flag) - Germany - Federal Republic – Numista

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