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  • 2 Euro 2015, KM# 173, Latvia, Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Latvia
  • 2 Euro 2015, KM# 173, Latvia, Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Latvia
Description

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national government. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the President of the European Union. The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the Council, determine its agendas, set a work programme and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions.

The Latvian Presidency of the Council took place during the first half of 2015, taking over from Italy and passing it to Luxembourg.

Obverse

Depicts an archetypal image of a millstone, the logo of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with the inscriptions 'Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU' and 'EU2015.LV' above and beneath it respectively. The outer ring contains the twelve stars of the European Union.

Engraver: Jānis Strupulis
Designer: Gunārs Lūsis

LATVIJAS PREZIDENTŪRA ES PADOMĒ
EU2015.LV

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “O” in “EURO.”

2 EURO
LL

Edge

Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God, Bless Latvia!) is the national anthem of Latvia. The words and music were written by Kārlis Baumanis (1834–1904).

DIEVS ★ SVĒTĪ ★ LATVIJU ★

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Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Bi-Metallic
Ring Cupronickel
Center Nickel Brass
Weight 8.5 g
Diameter 25.75 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg / Stuttgart (SMBW/F)

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