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Commemorative coin of the Principality of Monaco, issued in 2011 in a circulation of 148,000 copies. Dedicated to the wedding of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene. Minted at the Paris Mint. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.
Obverse
The center of the coin depicts a double portrait of Prince Albert II of Monaco and his fiancée Charlene Wittstock in profile, turned to the right. At the bottom is the name of the issuing country "MONACO" and the year of issue "2011". Before and after the inscriptions is the mark of the Paris Mint and the engraver's signature. On the outer ring are the 12 five-pointed stars of the European Union.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix (Royal Belgian Mint). It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders - a symbol of European unity. On the left - a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right - a map with six thin horizontal lines in the background. On the outer ring - 12 stars of the European Union. The band - with thin ribbing and the inscription "2 ★", repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
Historical context
The wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene is a royal event that took place on 1-2 July 2011 in Monaco. The civil ceremony took place on 1 July in the Throne Room of the Prince's Palace, and the religious ceremony took place on 2 July in the Inner Courtyard of the Palace, according to the Catholic rite. It was the first royal wedding in Monaco since 1956, when Rainier III married Grace Kelly. Charlene Lynette Wittstock (born 25 January 1978, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia) is a former Olympic swimmer from South Africa who represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She met Albert in 2000 at a competition in Monaco. They had twin children on 10 December 2014: Hereditary Prince Jacques Honoré Rainier and Princess Gabriella Theresa Marie. Prince Albert II (born 14 March 1958), son of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, ascended the throne on 6 April 2005 upon the death of his father.