2008 Belgium €2 BU Coin "Human Rights"

• Mint: Royal Belgium Mint
• Denomination: €2
• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 12,000 pcs.
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Diameter: 25.75 mm
• Weight: 8.5 grams
• Box/Capsule: No/Blister
• Certificate: Printed folder

This commemorative circulating coin issue from Belgium celebrates the 60th anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Following this historic act, the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and other educational institutions, without distinction based on the political status of countries or territories."

The reverse features curved lines around a rectangle marked with the figure 60. The year 2008 is inscribed above the rectangle and the words "UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS" underneath it. The name of the country is inscribed in a semi-circle below the design in its three official languages "BELGIE - BELGIQUE - BELGIEN". The mint mark and the signature mark of the Master of the Mint appear to the left and right of the design respectively. The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Additional Information

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