HomeFleur-de-coin.comBuy on-lineCoin ShopCategoryEuro coins Italy 2 euros 2009 - 200th Birthday of Louis Braille (Colored) EUR N/A Add to Wish ListAdd this item to your Wish List and we will let you know when it becomes available. To enable this feature, you will have to create an account and log-in UNCGrade ExplanationA new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated Krause - Mishler KM# 310 Details The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. Braille was devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. Each Braille character or cell is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. The coin depicts a hand reading an open book by touch and above the index finger pointing at the vertical inscription 'LOUIS BRAILLE 1809-2009', are two birds symbolising freedom of knowledge.Issue date: 15 October 2009 Specifications Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr Composition BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass (75% copper - 20% zinc - 5% nickel) Edge Combination of the number 2 and ** repeated six times Comments Legend: LOUIS BRAILLE 1809-2009Engraver: Maria Carmela ColaneriThis coin has been artificially colorized To return to the previous page, please hit the Back button on your browser or click here