2 Euro

2016Commemorative

Obverse

Latvian brown cow which is one of the symbols of Latvian dairy farming both in folklore and in life. Underneath the design, at the left side there is the inscription of the year of issuance ‘2016’ and at the bottom of the inner circle the name of the issuing country ‘LATVIJA’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union

Legend
English
LATVIJA
Latvia
2016

Designer Jānis Strupulis, Gunārs Lūsis

Reverse

Denomination over map of Europe

Legend
2 EURO
LL

Designer Luc Luycx

Edge

Type Reeded and lettered

Legend
English
DIEVS ☆ SVĒTĪ ☆ LATVIJU ☆
God Bless Latvia

Issues

  • 2016 Lithuanian Mint
    Mintage
    VF€2.30XF€2.30AU€3UNC€3.20
  • 2016 Lithuanian MintBU
    Mintage

    BU Coincard or BU set

    UNC€8

Catalogue numbers

KM#
175
Schön#
166

Physical

Metal
Bi-MetallicNickel-Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring
Weight
8.5 g
Diameter
25.75 mm
Thickness
2.2 mm
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal (0°)
Technique
Milled

Details

Value
2 Euro
= 200 Euro Cent
Type
Commemorative
Subject
Latvian Farming and Countryside

Notes

The image of a cow, the symbol of the Latvian farming and countryside, once authored by Gunārs Lūsis (graphic design) and Jānis Strupulis (plaster model) and featured on the 2 lats circulation coin, has been restored to live again on the 2 euro commemorative coin. Date of issue 19-07-2016