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10 years of the Euros

Location Eurozone
Year 2008
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Composition Silver plated copper (with gold application)
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Obverse description The mirror-polished field features a silver relief map of Europe at center, surrounded by twelve gold-applied miniature reproductions of the national sides of €2 coins from the twelve original Eurozone member states, arranged in a circle. The legend '10 / ANS / YEARS / JAHRE' appears in the field to the left of the map.
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Reverse description The reverse depicts the mythological scene of the Abduction of Europa, showing the figure of Europa riding a bull in high relief, set within a large Euro (€) symbol against a mirror-polished dark field. Twelve five-pointed stars are arranged around the border of the field.
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