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1 Euro
| Issuer | Sweden |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden occupies the silver centre, with a stylised crown device positioned to the right of the portrait. The legend 'SVERIGE' appears at the top of the field, while the multilingial trial inscription 'PRØVE · PROV · · MUSTER' is inscribed below the bust. The date '2003' appears in the lower portion of the centre field. The surrounding brass ring is adorned with a ring of raised stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | SVERIGE PRØVE · PROV · · MUSTER 2003 |
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Sweden has never adopted the Euro. This piece is a pattern or probe strike — part of a series commissioned in the early 2000s when Swedish EU membership made accession a live political question. The September 2003 referendum rejected Euro adoption by 55.9% to 42.0%, and these pieces never progressed to circulation issue. The vote came just days after the assassination of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, a prominent pro-Euro voice, lending that particular year an unusually charged historical weight.