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:''For the fantasy euro coin listed in ''[[Standard Catalog of World Coins|Unusual World Coins]]'', see [[Estonian 2 euro coin (fantasy)]]''
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{{Coin
|name = 2 euros
|image = [[File:Estonia 2 euro 2011.jpg|250px]]
|use = {{flag|Estonia}} [[Estonia]]<br/>{{flag|European Union}} [[European Union]]
|value = [[Euro|€]]2.00
|years = [[2011]]
|mass = 8.52 g
|diameter = 25.75 mm
|thickness = 2.2 mm
|composition = [[cupronickel]], [[nickel-brass]]
|shape= round
|alignment= [[medallic alignment|medallic]]
|edge = [[File:Estonian 2 euro coin edge (condensed).svg|140px]]
|obverse = Map of Estonia, state title, year
|reverse = [[Europe]], value
}}
The '''[[2 euro con|2]] [[euro]] [[coin]]''' was first minted by [[Estonia|Republic of Estonia]] in [[2011]], during the first year of the nation's inclusion in the [[eurozone]]. A [[commemorative coin|commemorative]] issue was struck a year later to mark the 10th anniversary of euro coinage.

==Coins==
===General issue coin (2011)===
The coin has the same composition and measurements as every standard 2 euro coin issued by the members of the [[eurozone]], consisting of a [[nickel-brass]] center surrounded by a [[cupronickel]] ring, weighing 8.52 grams, and measuring 25.75 millimeters in diameter and 2.2 millimeters thick. Inscribed on the [[edge]] is text reading [[File:Estonian 2 euro coin edge (condensed).svg|140px|link=]]. An outline of a map of Estonia is displayed in the nickel-brass center on the coin's [[obverse]], accompanied by the year and a legend reading "EESTI". Twelve stars that symbolize the [[European Union]] surround these objects in the cupronickel ring. A borderless map of [[Europe]] is depicted on the [[reverse]], with the coin's value superimposed above it and twelve stars present in the outer ring. The obverse was designed by [[Lembit Lõhmus]], while the design of the common reverse, like that of all euro coins, was made by [[Luc Luycx]]. A total of 11,185,300 of these coins were struck, 3500 of which were minted in [[proof coin|proof]] quality, and 50,000 of which were only offered in sets.

===10th anniversary of the euro commemorative (2012)===
[[File:Estonia 2 euro 2012 obv.png|150px|left|thumb|2012 coin]]
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of euro coinage in 2012, a circulated commemorative 2 euro coin was issued by Estonia that year. Metrically and stylistically, it is nearly identical to its standard counterpart, excluding the design featured in the obverse's center, which depicts a {{wp|en|globe}} with a [[euro sign]] (&euro;) on its center and several structures along the its circumference. Above the image is an inscription reading "EESTI", and below is another that reads "2002 &bull; 2012". The coin was designed by [[Helmut Andexlinger]]. A total of 2,000,000 were produced.
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==References==
*[http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces16593.html Numista: 2 Euro (2nd map) &mdash; Estonia 2011]
*{{Wikipedia-link|en|2 euro coins}}

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