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2 Euro trial
| Issuer | Swissmint |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse lettering | PRUEBA * TRIAL * ESSAI * PROBE * 2005 CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA G |
| Reverse description | Within the brass centre, a seated allegorical female figure, draped in classical robes with her breast partially exposed, is shown in left profile, seated on a throne or bench, holding an object in her right hand. The large numeral 2 dominates the right portion of the centre disc, rendered in the standard euro denomination style with diagonal line detailing in the background. The word SPECIMEN appears in an oval cartouche at the base of the centre disc, replacing the euro sign. The copper-nickel outer ring features twelve five-pointed stars arranged around the full circumference, with radiating lines extending inward from the ring into the centre field. |
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Swissmint produced this trial piece in 2005 to test bimetallic planchet handling and machinery compatibility — Switzerland, not being an EU member, has never issued circulating Euro coinage, but mint engineers periodically strike test pieces to maintain technical readiness and assess equipment tolerances against European standards. These were never released to the public and exist almost entirely within institutional and specialist collections.