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1 écu Europa - 12 pays 1993, argent
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the large calligraphic inscription 1 ECU, around which twelve circular medallions are arranged, each bearing a national emblem or symbol representative of one of the twelve member states of the European Economic Community: France, Italia, Luxembourg, Nederland, Belgique/Belgie, United Kingdom, España, Greece, Portugal, Deutschland, Danmark, and Eire. The name of each country is inscribed around the respective medallion. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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The "12 pays" designation refers to the twelve member states of the European Community at the moment the Maastricht Treaty entered into force on November 1, 1993 — the same year this piece was struck. France issued this coin amid intense domestic political debate: the treaty had passed the French referendum the previous year by a margin of barely 51 percent. Norway would vote no the following year, keeping the membership count frozen at twelve longer than federalists had hoped.