Belgium 2 euros 2006 - Atomium

Obverse of Belgium 2 euros 2006 - Atomium
Krause - Mishler KM# 241
Details An image of Atomium, which was originally build in 1958 for the world Fair or EXPO 1958 in Brussels, is shown in the centre of the coin. The engraver's initials ‘LL’ are depicted to the lower right hand side of the Atomium.

The outer ring of the coin features the 12 stars of the European Union. The monogram ‘B’ appears at the top of the coin between two stars and the year of mintage ‘2006’ appears at the bottom of the circle between two stars.

Issue date: April 10, 2006
Specifications Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr
Composition BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass (75% copper - 20% zinc - 5% nickel)
Edge Combination of the number 2 and ** repeated six times
Comments Designer: Luc Luycx
Mintage 5,000,000 pieces

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Author: Ioannis Androulakis