French colored coins

The following colored coins were issued in france since the introduction of the Common European Currency on January 1, 2002.

Common specifications
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Weight 8.5 gr
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
Results 1 - 13 of 13
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2 euros - World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Malaria ...

Krause - Mishler N/A
Other information Legend: 1 December - World Day to Combat AIDS
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2014 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 70 Years since D-Day

In June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept ...

Krause - Mishler N/A
Other information N/A
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2014 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 150th Anniversary of Pierre de Coubertin's Birth

The Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21. The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed ...

Krause - Mishler #2102
Other information N/A
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2013 Unknown - View
Type B - 2013 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 50 Years of Franco-German Friendship (Elysee Treaty)

Elysee Treaty also known as the Treaty of Friendship, was estabilished by Charles de Gaulle of France and Konrad Adenauer of Germany on January 22, 1963 for reconciliation between the two countries. With it, Germany and France established a new foundation ...

Krause - Mishler #2094
Other information N/A
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2013 Unknown - View
Type B - 2013 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 10 years of euro banknotes and coins

On 1 January 2002, euro banknotes and coins were introduced in 12 Member States of the European Union. The introduction of the euro cash was an unprecedented challenge, but it went smoothly, and billions of banknotes and coins started to circulate in ...

Krause - Mishler #1846
Other information Designer: Helmut Andexlinger
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2012 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 100th anniversary of the birth of the Abbe Pierre

L'Abbe Pierre was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). He founded in 1949 the Emmaus movement, which has the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees. ...

Krause - Mishler #1894
Other information N/A
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2012 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 30th Anniversary of Fete de la Musique

The Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21. The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed ...

Krause - Mishler #1789
Other information Legend: Fete de la MUSIQUE - 21 JUIN 2011 - 30e ANNIVERSAIRE
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2011 Unknown - View
Type B - 2011 Unknown - View
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2 euros - 70th Anniversary of General De Gaulle's Appeal of 18 June

The Appeal of June 18 (L' Appel du 18 Juin) was a famous speech by Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces, in 1940. The appeal is the origin of the French Resistance to the German occupation during World War II. De Gaulle spoke to the ...

Krause - Mishler #1676
Other information Legend: 70 ANS and APPEL 18 JUIN
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2010 Unknown - View
Type B - 2010 Unknown - View
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2 euros - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is rotated between European Union member states every six months. There is no single president but rather the task is undertaken by an entire national government, which hence allows that state to influence ...

Krause - Mishler #1459
Other information Legend: 2008 PRÉSIDENCE FRANÇAISE UNION EUROPÉENNE RF
Year Mintage Price Shop
Type A - 2008 Unknown - View
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