Coin France 2 Euros Commémo. UNC 2018 - Simone Veil

2 Euros Commemorative FRANCE 2018 strikes UNC.

Theme : Simone Veil

Quality: UNC (Uncirculated) 
Circulation: 15,000,000 in UNC, 10,000 in BU and 10,000 in BE.
Bi-metallic (nickel silver center - cupronickel ring) - 8 5 g - 25 75 mm diameter - 2 20 mm thick.

To mark the issue of a commemorative 2 euro coin by the Monnaie de Paris and her entry into the Panthéon, emonnaies presents a selection of French coins and banknotes symbolic of the major stages in Simone Veil's life. From the Second World War to her time in government and presidency of the European Parliament, Simone Veil left her mark on twentieth-century France! Trace her journey in numismatics with emonnaies!

Simone Veil, a French stateswoman born in Nice in 1927, was deported to Auschwitz at the age of 16 until the end of the war. In 1974, appointed Minister of Health, she pushed through the law decriminalizing abortion, becoming an icon in the fight against discrimination against women in France. The first President of the European Parliament, she was a major figure in the construction of Europe. Minister of State from 1993 to 1995, she subsequently sat on the Constitutional Council before being elected to the Académie française. Following a decision by President Emmanuel Macron, Simone Veil will join her husband in the Panthéon on July 1, 2018.

Edge: striated and inscribed with a 2 followed by two stars, repeated six times in alternation. 

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Bi-metallic
Ø 25.75mm, Weight 8.50g
UNC ( non circulé)
France