Standard €2 edge inscriptions by country
| Country |
Edge inscription |
Description |
| Austria |
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The sequence "2 EURO ***" repeated four times alternately upright and inverted. |
| Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain |
 |
The sequence "2 * *" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted. |
| Cyprus |
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The sequence "2 ΕΥΡΩ 2 EURO" repeated twice ("2 EURO" in Greek and Turkish). |
| Finland |
 |
"SUOMI FINLAND" ("FINLAND" in Finnish and Swedish, the two official languages in Finland), followed by three lion's heads. |
| Germany |
 |
"EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT" ("UNITY AND JUSTICE AND FREEDOM" in German), Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem, followed by the Federal Eagle. |
| Greece |
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"ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ *" (ELLENIKE DEMOKRATIA: "HELLENIC REPUBLIC" in Greek). |
| Italy, San Marino, Vatican |
 |
The sequence "2 *" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted. |
| Malta |
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The sequence "2**" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted, where "*" is replaced by a Maltese cross instead of the simple five-pointed star usually used. |
| Netherlands |
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"GOD * ZIJ * MET * ONS *" ("GOD BE WITH US" in Dutch). The same lettering had been applied to the larger denomination guilder coins. |
| Portugal |
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The edge design features the seven castles and five coats of arms also found on the national side, all equally spaced. |
| Slovenia |
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"SLOVENIJA*" ("SLOVENIA" in Slovene), where "*" is replaced by an engraved dot instead of the five-pointed star usually used. |
