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2 euro coins (€2) are made of an inner coin and an outer ring. The inner part is made of three layers nickel brass, brass and nickel brass. The outer part is made of cupronickel. They have a diameter of 25.75 mm, a 2.20 mm thickness and a mass of 8.5 grams. The coins' edges vary between national issues. Most are finely ribbed with edge lettering. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. Image:2e comm.png|Common side of all €2 coins minted before 2007 Image:EUR 2 (2007 issue).png|Common side of all €2 coins minted from 2007 onwards

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National sides

image:Eurocoin.at.200.gif |Austria: Bertha von Suttner, the Austrian radical pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. image:Belgium euro s02 200.jpg |Belgium: Effigy and monogram of King Albert II image:Eurocoin.cy.200.gif | Cyprus: The Idol of Pomos image:Eurocoin.fi.s2.200.jpg |Finland: The fruit and leaves of the cloudberry, designed by Raimo Heino. image:Eur.fr.200.gif |France: A stylised tree contained in a hexagon with the national motto, Liberté, égalité, fraternité. image:Eur.de.200.gif |Germany: Interpretation of the coat of arms of Germany, the German eagle. image:2 euro Greece.jpg |Greece: The abduction of Europa, by Zeus in the form of a bull. image:Eurocoin.ie.200.gif |Ireland: The Cláirseach, a traditional Irish harp. image:Eur.it.200.gif |Italy: Portrait of Dante Alighieri by the painter Raphael image:Eur.lu.200.gif | Luxembourg: Effigy of Grand Duke Henri image:Eurocoins nat malta.s01 200.jpg |Malta: The Maltese cross image:Eurocoin.mc.series2.200.gif |Monaco: Effigy of Prince Albert II image:Eurocoin.nl.200.gif |Netherlands: Portrait of Queen Beatrix, her title vertically shown as in the former guilder coin. image:Eurocoin.pt.200.gif |Portugal: The royal seal of 1144 image:2_Euro_coin_Sm.gif |San Marino: Government building (Palazzo Pubblico) image:Si2eur.jpg |Slovenia: France Prešeren and the first line of the 7th stanza of Zdravljica, the Slovenian national anthem. image:Eurocoin.es.200.gif |Spain: Effigy of King Juan Carlos I image:Eurocoin.va.series3.200.gif|Vatican: Effigy of Pope Benedict XVI ==

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