Vatican 2 euros 2014 - 25 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Vatican 2 euros 2014 - 25 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall Vatican 2 euros 2014 - 25 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall Vatican 2 euros 2014 - 25 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Obverse of Vatican 2 euros 2014 - 25 Years since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Details The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses.

The coin features a few bricks knocked down from the Berlin Wall. An olive branch can be seen in the center, in a gap between the bricks and a piece of barbed wire. The Brandenburg Gate appears in the background.
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 Sculptor: Gabriella Titotto - Designer: Claudia Momoni

Legend: "XXV crollo ANNIVERSARY OF BERLIN WALL DI 1989 2014" (Twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall 1989, 2014)

Issue price: 17 euros - Issue date: 14 October 2014
Mintage 94,000 pieces

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