Moneta Francia 2 Euros Commémo. 2015 - Federation Day

2 Euros Commemorative FRANCE 2015.

Theme: 225th anniversary of the first Fête de la Fédération (1790-2015).

Quality: UNC (uncirculated).
Circulation: 3,980,000 in UNC, 10,000 in BU and 10,000 in BE.
Bi-metallic (nickel silver centre - cupronickel ring) - 8 5 g - 25 75 mm in diameter - 2 20 mm thick.

The BU and BE coins are coloured.

Edge: striated and inscribed with a 2 followed by two stars, repeated six times, alternating obverse and reverse.

The design on the face features a graphically drawn Marianne, a modern embodiment of the Republic. She wears the Phrygian cap. On the right, the cockade, drawn in the style of a sketch, surmounts the wording "RF". The year is inscribed in the centre of the coin. On the left-hand side of the face is a stanza from the work of the French poet Paul Eluard Liberté, a reference to the motto of the Republic. The different words are attached to this extract.
Extract from the poem "Liberté" by Paul Eluard in "Au Rendez-vous allemand" Éditions de Minuit 1945.
The reverse is that of the current ?2 currency common to all countries in the euro zone. The face value "2 euro" appears in front of the map of Europe.

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