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  • 2 Euro 2006, KM# 185, Monaco, Albert II
  • 2 Euro 2006, KM# 185, Monaco, Albert II
Description

Upon the death of Prince Rainier III in 2005, and the accession of Prince Albert II Prince Rainier's effigy was replaced with that of Prince Albert's and the name Monaco and the year were brought within the inner circle.

Obverse

The portrait of HSH Prince Albert encircled by the country name and the twelve stars of Europe. Date below divides mint and mint master's marks.

Albert II (born 14 March 1958) is the reigning monarch of the Principality of Monaco and head of the Princely House of Grimaldi. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and the American actress Grace Kelly.

• Mintmark of the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris in Pessac): Cornucopia (horn of plenty)
• Mint master's mark: 2004–2010: Hunting horn with a wave and a fish (Hubert Larivière)
• Engraver: Pierre Jauvaudin

MONACO
2006

Reverse

Geography & astronomy Map
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

The sequence "2 ★ ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.

2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★ 2 ★ ★

2 Euro

1st map
KM# 185 Gadoury# MC195
Characteristics
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
Paris Mint (A)

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