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1 Europ Ceros Essai Pattern Probe
| Issuer | Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 4.0 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing portrait of a Saint Bernard dog, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail depicting the breed's characteristic broad muzzle, pendulous ears, and heavy jowls. The design occupies the majority of the field. The legend ESSAI · PATTERN · PROBE arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 2003 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 EUROP CEROS |
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The "Europ Ceros" patterns were produced in 2003 as part of a private fantasy essay series exploring what Swiss euro coinage might look like had Switzerland joined the eurozone — a political question the country has consistently refused to resolve. Switzerland rejected EU membership in a 1992 referendum and has never seriously revisited euro adoption, making these pieces speculative rather than official trial strikes. They were not commissioned by the Swiss Federal Mint.