Belgium 2 Euro Base Metals Brilliant Uncirculated Coin 2024 - EU Presidency - 2 Euro Commemorative Coin

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Belgium 2 Euro Base Metals Brilliant Uncirculated Coin 2024 - EU Presidency - 2 Euro Commemorative Coin

Country: Belgium
Face Value: 2 Euro
Theme: EU Presidency
Collection: 2 Euro Commemorative Coin
Composition: Base Metals
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
Year: 2024
Weight: 8.5 g
Mintage: 125,000 (62,500 FR, 62,500 NL)
Coin Shape: Circular
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Edge: Reeded
Edge Inscription: Lettering
Packaging: Coin Card (NL)
Condition: See images
Certificate: No Certificate Issued
Mint: Royal Belgian Mint
Designer: Iris Bruijns

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Description:
EU presidency
From January 1 to June 30, 2024, Belgium will be president of the Council of the European Union.
The presidency is awarded alternately to one Member State for six months.
However, to ensure the continuity of the long European legislative process, successive presidents work together for 18 months in so-called 'Trios'.
Our country has therefore been discussing for some time with Spain - the current chairman - and Hungary, which is next in line.
Belgium will focus on current themes such as safety, social policy, the green transition and economic growth.

Because the Belgian presidency comes at the end of a Commission legislature, our country also wants to lay a solid foundation for the EU's strategic agenda for the period 2024-2029.
In this way it can help chart the major directions that the EU will take in the near future.

A euro coin from Belgium for the EU!
Belgium will hold sway over the EU Council for the first half of 2024. To appropriately celebrate this, the Royal Mint of Belgium has released a particularly original 2 euro coin that reflects the natural form of leadership.

At the bottom left the text 'BELGIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU 2024'.
In the center of the coin, 27 swallows (27 member states) swarm around the country designation BE.
The swallow moves together and flies in one group behind the tractor.
Swallows are helpful, industrious and loyal.
Left: 'IB' the initials of designer Iris Bruijns, below the mint master's mark (an
Erlenmeyer flask with aster) and the mint mark of the Royal Dutch Mint (the Mercurius staff).