France 2 euros 2008 - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Obverse of France 2 euros 2008 - French Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Krause - Mishler KM# 1459
Details 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 the direction of European Union policy for their term.

The French Presidency has drawn up its programme with the intention of responding to the chief concerns of citizens: energy and the climate, migration issues, agriculture, and security and defence.

Issue date: July 2008
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 Legend: 2008 PRÉSIDENCE FRANÇAISE UNION EUROPÉENNE RF
Mintage 20,064,000 pieces

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