Andorra 2 Euro 2017 Pyrenees Country in Mintholder

This is the 2017 special 2 Euro coin from Andorra which has the country of Andorra as its theme. The Principality of Andorra has existed since the year 988 and as a Principality has been an independent country since 1278. The special thing is that it is a Diarchy, it is headed by two co-princes, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France. The Pyrenees is a large mountain range in southwestern Europe with peaks of over 3,000 meters. They form the boundary between France and Spain and in these mountains the mini-state of Andorra can be found. The country is about 500 sq.km. in size and has a total of about 80,000 inhabitants. The country officially uses the Euro and since the year 2014 has issued its own Euro coins. This special 2 Euro coin of the year 2017 presents Andorra as its own country with its own special 2 Euro coin. At the top of the coin is a triangle of three wavy strips. These three strips roughly represent the country of Andorra which is also triangular. Under this triangle the country name Andorra is shown along with a little text in its own language "El Pais dels Pirineus" (The Pyrenees Country). At the bottom of the coin is the year 2017. The coin is wrapped in a printed coin holder.