Royal Mint of Belgium : 2 euro 2024 Fight against cancer in Belgium

With this 2024 2-euro coin, the Royal Mint of Belgium does not merely want to commemorate the extensive history of the fight against cancer in Belium. This issue also constitutes a concrete expression of gratitude to all the professionals and volunteers who have dedicated themselves for years to assist people medically and morally in what may be called the most difficult moment of their lives. With this coin, we also want to draw permanent attention to the need for support for patients and their families in various areas.

The obverse shows a stylised rainbow as a symbol of hope for a cancer-free world, with the country and year BE 2024. At the centre is the representation of a heartbeat in the form of an awareness ribbon often pinned to express our solidarity with the patient. At the bottom is the bilingual inscription Lutte contre le cancer – Fight against cancer, surrounded by the initials IB of designer Iris Bruijns, the mintmaster’s mark (Erlenmeyer flask with aster) and the mintmaster’s mark of the Royal Dutch Mint (the Mercury staff).

The design was approved by Cancer Charity Belgium and ‘Sta op tegen Kanker’ institute.

The design is deliberately not scientific or medical in nature, but recognisable and inspiring. It gives hope to the person holding the coin.

the Royal Mint of Belgium does not merely want to commemorate the extensive history of the fight against cancer in our country. This issue also constitutes a concrete expression of gratitude to all the professionals and volunteers who have dedicated themselves for years to assist people medically and morally in what may be called the most difficult moment of their lives. With this coin, we also want to draw permanent attention to the need for support for patients and their families in various areas.