Catalog
200 Euros gold plated
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Size | 150 × 82 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002 200 EURO ΕΥΡΩ |
| Reverse description | The reverse of this gold-plated fantasy piece reproduces the standard 2002 series 200 Euro reverse composition entirely in gilt, with a stylised steel-and-glass bridge vignette spanning the upper portion of the note — an abstracted Art Nouveau-to-early-20th-century architectural motif. To the right, a relief-style map of Europe occupies the central field, rendered in darker contrasting tones against the gold ground, with the twelve EU stars in a horizontal row at left. The denomination '200' and the legend 'EURO' appear at lower left and lower right respectively, accompanied by a fixed specimen-style serial prefix. |
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This is not a banknote. A gold-plated polymer novelty item reproducing euro designs has no legal tender status, was never issued by the European Central Bank, and carries no Pick number or catalog reference in serious numismatic literature. The ECB does not produce commemorative or collector currency in this format — that mandate falls to individual eurozone national mints for coins only.
Items like this circulate widely in gift and souvenir markets, often with misleading packaging that implies official provenance. Worth cataloging only as ephemera.