Malta, 2 euro 2023: the commemorative coin for 550 years since the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus.

The coin marks the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus.

It shows Copernicus in profile with a stylised heliocentric universe as he proposed it, NICOLAUS COPERNICUS 1473 – 1543 at top left, MALTA and the year 2023 at bottom left and the signature FUSCO of the artist Daniela Fusco. According to the ECB: mintage 95,500, issued in June 2023.

Commemorative 2 euro coins share the properties and the common side of normal 2 euro coins and are legal tender throughout the euro area. Bimetallic, 25.75 mm, 8.5 g; the outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union. For a euro collection it is one of the national commemorative coins of Malta.

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