The 2019 Belgium 2 euro commemorative coin marks the 25th anniversary of the European Monetary Institute, the predecessor to the European Central Bank. The design features the portrait of Alexandre Lamfalussy, the first president of the institute, positioned to the left of his name. Below the portrait, the abbreviation EMI is inscribed alongside the years 1994 and 2019, denoting the quarter-century milestone. The composition also includes the denomination 2 EURO and the country designation BE, reflecting Belgium’s central role in the development of European economic integration and the establishment of the single currency framework. This commemorative issue was produced in 2019 with a mintage of 150,000 coins.