Latvia, 2 euro 2015: the commemorative coin for Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The coin marks Latvia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2015.

It shows the official Presidency logo with the lettering LATVIJAS PREZIDENTŪRA ES PADOMĒ (Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU) and the website EU2015.LV. According to the ECB: issued in January 2015.

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 Latvia.

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