450th Anniversary of the Birth of Galileo Galilei
2 euro · 2014
Italy
Circulated mintage6,475,310
Estimated value≈ 2 €BU mintage21,600
Estimated value≈ 6–8 €Proof mintage3,090
Estimated value≈ 40 €About these estimates · 2026-10-11
Indicative values per coin from the linked catalogue references or completed sales, excluding delivery and auction fees. Displayed in whole euros; ranges narrower than EUR 1 become one rounded estimate. Circulated uses VF–XF, not UNC. BU and Proof collector prices may assume original packaging. Missing or ambiguous grades remain unavailable. Actual value depends on condition, packaging and exact variant.
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Coin motif
Galileo Galilei’s portrait, based on Justus Sustermans’s painting, appears with a telescope to honour the astronomer’s 450th birth anniversary.
Source (shortened): ECB ↗Technical details
- Mass
- 8,5
- Diameter
- 25,75
- Thickness
- 2,2
- Material
- Inner Part: Cupronickel; Outer Part: Nickel brass
- Designer
- -
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