European Year of Cultural Heritage, The Laocoön group

The Vatican 2018 €2 commemorative coin "European Year of Cultural Heritage, The Laocoön group" has a mintage of 101,000 coins.

Country	Vatican
Year	2018
Feature	European Year of Cultural Heritage, The Laocoön group
Issue date	May 2018
Mintage	101,000 coins Rare

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Median mintage of all issues: 750,000

Rank 85 of 490 by rarity

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Description (ECB)

The design features the Statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group, a fundamental work of the world sculpture, foundational for the Vatican Museums. At the center bottom, the inscription of the issuing country ‘Città del VATICANO’. From left to right, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘ANNO EUROPEO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE’. At the top right the year of issuance ‘2018’ and the mintmark ‘R’. At the bottom right the name of the artist ‘D. LONGO’. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Source: European Central Bank, €2 commemorative coin pages. Texts quoted as published. ECB 2018

This coin in other languages

Deutsch: Europäisches Jahr des Kulturerbes, Die L Italiano: Anno europeo del patrimonio culturale, G Français: année européenne du patrimoine culturel,Español: Año Europeo del Patrimonio Cultural. Gru Nederlands: Europees Jaar van het Cultureel Erfgoed,Suomi: Kulttuuriperinnön eurooppalainen teemavu Português: Ano Europeu do Património Cultural, Grup

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Mintage: Vatican 2018?

The Vatican 2018 €2 commemorative coin "European Year of Cultural Heritage, The Laocoön group" has a mintage of 101,000 coins.

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Mostly low mintage issues, for example from Monaco, the Vatican or San Marino, and mint errors. A low mintage alone does not guarantee a high price.

European Year of Cultural Heritage, The Laocoön group

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