Two Euro Cents 2018, Coin from Germany

Coin	Two Euro Cents 2018

The Two Euro Cents coin (€0.02) has a value of one fiftieth of a Euro and is composed of copper-plated steel. It is the second-lowest-value coin in the Eurozone. Like all other 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 coins have a common reverse (designed by Luc Luycx in 1999), and each country has its own national obverse; the German obverse was designed by Rolf Lederbogen.

The denomination was introduced in 2002, when Germany retired the German Mark currency and introduced the Euro. The two-cent coin was not redesigned in 2007 as was the case with the higher-value coins.

German Euro Cents feature an oak twig on the obverse - an image carried over from the previous two pfennigs denomination. The year and mint mark are shown at the bottom. Germany has five mints striking circulation coins, which have an arrangement whereby each mint strikes a specific proportion of the circulation coins every year.

German Two Euro Cent coins issued in 2018 have now been in circulation for six years.

Mint	Mint mark	Total Mintage
SMBW - Stuttgart	Letter F	115,130,500 (115.1 million)
Bavarian Central Mint - Munich	Letter D	100,760,500 (100.8 million)
Hamburg Mint	Letter J	100,760,500 (100.8 million)
Berlin Mint	Letter A	95,851,400 (95.9 million)
SMBW - Karlsruhe	Letter G	67,230,500 (67.2 million)

Obverse

At centre, the obverse of the coin features an oak twig with two acorns.

Around below right in the inner circle, next to the stem of the oak twig, the date of issue: 2018. Below left, a small letter represents the mint mark of the issuing mint.

Around the outer rim, the twelve stars of the European Union - symbolising the original twelve member states.

Obverse Inscription	************ 2018

Reverse

The reverse of the coin shows the globe below right, showing Europe in relation to Africa and Asia. The design of the 1- to 5-cent coins is intended to show the European Union's (EU) place in the world, as opposed to the one- and two-euro coins showing the 15 states as one and the 10- to 50-cent coins showing separate EU states.

Behind the globe, six diagonal lines connect the twelve stars of Europe - six around below left, and six around above right.

The designer's monogram LL (for Luc Luycx) is on the right.

Above left, the numeral value: 2; on two lines above, the denomination EURO CENT.

Reverse Inscription	2 EURO CENT

Edge	Plain with central groove	Edge Inscription	None

Two Euro Cents 2018: Known varieties

Variety	In mint sets, Berlin Mint
Mintage	Issued: 27,400 (included in total)
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Stempelglanz Staatliche Münze Berlin -A- (2018 BU Set - Berlin), mintage 27,400
Variety	Proof 2018 A, Berlin Mint
Mintage	Issued: 24,000 (included in total)
Details	Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "A" proof sets from the Berlin Mint.
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Spiegelglanz Staatliche Münze Berlin -A- (2018 Proof Set - Berlin), mintage 24,000
Variety	In mint sets, Munich Mint
Mintage	Issued: 90,500 (included in total)
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Stempelglanz Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, München -D- (2018 BU Set - Munich), mintage 22,625
Variety	Proof 2018 D, Munich Mint
Mintage	Issued: 80,000 (included in total)
Details	Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "D" proof sets from the Bavarian Central Mint - Munich.
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Spiegelglanz Bayerisches Hauptmünzamt, München -D-, mintage 20,000
Variety	In mint sets, Stuttgart Mint
Mintage	Issued: 90,500 (included in total)
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Stempelglanz Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart -F-, mintage 22,625
Variety	Proof 2018 F, Stuttgart Mint
Mintage	Issued: 80,000 (included in total)
Details	Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "F" proof sets from the State Mints of Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart.
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Spiegelglanz Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart -F-, mintage 20,000
Variety	In mint sets, Karlsruhe Mint
Mintage	Issued: 90,500 (included in total)
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Stempelglanz Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe -G-, mintage 22,625
Variety	Proof 2018 G, Karlsruhe Mint
Mintage	Issued: 80,000 (included in total)
Details	Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "G" proof sets from the State Mints of Baden-Württemberg - Karlsruhe.
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Spiegelglanz Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe -G-, mintage 20,000
Variety	In mint sets, Hamburg Mint
Mintage	Issued: 90,500 (included in total)
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Stempelglanz Hamburgische Münze -J- (2018 BU Set - Hamburg), mintage 22,625
Variety	Proof 2018 J, Hamburg Mint
Mintage	Issued: 80,000 (included in total)
Details	Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) in the year's "J" proof sets from the Hamburg Mint.
In Set	2018 Euro-Münzen Spiegelglanz Hamburgische Münze -J- (2018 Proof Set - Hamburg), mintage 20,000

Two Euro Cents 2018: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Deutsche Bundesbank		Mintage	link

All (21) coins of type: Two Euro Cents, Germany

Coin Name	Mintage	Legend
Two Euro Cents 2002	2,083,175,000	************ 2002
Two Euro Cents 2003	719,500,000	************ 2003
Two Euro Cents 2004	637,305,000	************ 2004
Two Euro Cents 2005	366,025,000	************ 2005
Two Euro Cents 2006	575,800,000	************ 2006
Two Euro Cents 2007	500,765,000	************ 2007
Two Euro Cents 2008	400,650,000	************ 2008
Two Euro Cents 2009	295,550,000	************ 2009
Two Euro Cents 2010	368,190,000	************ 2010
Two Euro Cents 2011	502,550,000	************ 2011
Two Euro Cents 2012	387,200,000	************ 2012
Two Euro Cents 2013	300,335,000	************ 2013
Two Euro Cents 2014	309,312,000	************ 2014
Two Euro Cents 2015	380,317,100	************ 2015
Two Euro Cents 2016	507,315,000	************ 2016
Two Euro Cents 2017	361,978,000	************ 2017
Two Euro Cents 2018	479,733,400	************ 2018
Two Euro Cents 2019	420,622,500	************ 2019
Two Euro Cents 2020	329,583,000	************ 2020
Two Euro Cents 2021	488,222,500	************ 2021
Two Euro Cents 2022	196,230,000	************ 2022

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Two Euro Cents 2018: Details

Country	Germany
Currency	Euro, Germany
Coin Type	Two Euro Cents, Germany
Issued	2018
Face Value	2 (x Euro Cent, Germany)
Circulation Mintage	479,389,400 (479.4 million)
Total Mintage	479,733,400 (479.7 million)
Current	Yes
Material	Copper Plated Steel
Designer	Luc Luycx, Rolf Lederbogen
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	18.7500 mm
Thickness	1.6700 mm
Mass	3.0600 g
OCC ID	APVZ-OYRC-JDGL-ELMD

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Two Euro Cents 2018: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog	Schön# 207
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Germany KM# 208

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