Belgium 2 euros 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics (Coin Card)

Belgium 2 euros 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics (Coin Card) Belgium 2 euros 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics (Coin Card) Belgium 2 euros 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics (Coin Card)
Obverse of Belgium 2 euros 2016 - Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics
Details Rio de Janeiro is the second-largest city in Brazil, the sixth-largest city in the Americas, and the world's thirty-ninth largest city by population. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.

The design is based on the Olympic team logo of Belgium symbolizing an athlete who wears the flag of the country, celebrating victory and expressing pride in representing her country. The inner part of the coin depicts, from top to bottom, a stylized character, the five Olympic rings and the inscription "BELGIUM TEAM." To the left is the year 2016. On the right, the indication of nationality 'BE' appears between monetary brand of Brussels (helmeted head of the Archangel Michael) and the brand of "currency commissioner".
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
Edge Combination of the number 2 and ** repeated six times
Mintage 325,000 pieces

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