HomeFleur-de-coin.comBuy on-lineCoin ShopCategoryEuro coins Belgium 2 euros 2009 - 200th Birthday of Louis Braille EUR N/A Add to Wish ListAdd this item to your Wish List and we will let you know when it becomes available. To enable this feature, you will have to create an account and log-in Low price Guarantee!We are confident that the price for this item is unbeatable UNCGrade ExplanationA new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated Price HistoryDisplay a chart with the price history of this item, from actual past purchases Krause - Mishler KM# 288 Details The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. Braille was devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman.Each Braille character or cell is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. A dot may be raised at any of the six positions to form sixty-four (26) permutations, including the arrangement in which no dots are raised. 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 Issue date: 25 September 2009 Mintage 5,000,000 pieces To return to the previous page, please hit the Back button on your browser or click here