Belgium €2 2 Euro European Monetary Institute 2019 — Value and Rarity

Another commemorative coin from 2019 is the one issued for the 25th Anniversary of the European Monetary Institute EMI, which was released on 9/05/2019.

The Obverse of the coin features the portrait of the first President who led the European Monetary Institute EMI, Alexandre Lamfalussy, depicted on the right side of the coin wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie. Below him is his name A.Lamfalussy and the Belgium mint mark BE followed by the year 2019.

In the foreground to his left, there is a column of coins stacked on top of each other, each marked with a symbol: € – ECU – BEF, a clear symbol of the monetary transition from the Belgian franc to the euro. Above Lamfalussy's shoulder are the initials of the engraver Luc Luycx.

To the left, the date 1994 is shown with the inscription EMI below it, separated by a line, and in a semicircle at the top left, the words European Monetary Institute. At the bottom left of the coin, the two representative symbols of the Mint are displayed: the symbol of the Mint Director Ingrid van Herzele (the coat of arms of Herzele) and that of the Utrecht Mint, the caduceus.

Value:

• €2 commemorative coins minted in Belgium in 2019 for the 25 Years of the European Monetary Institute EMI are worth €12