Catalog
5 Euros gold plated
| Issuer | European Central Bank |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Gold-plated polymer foil |
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| Obverse lettering | BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002 5 EURO ΕΥΡΩ |
| Reverse description | Gold-plated foil reverse reproducing the standard first-series 5 Euro reverse design. The left half presents an intaglio-style vignette of a Classical Roman aqueduct arcade, while the right half carries an outline map of Europe. The large numeral '5' appears at lower left alongside the bilingual denomination inscription, with a specimen serial number rendered in the upper field. |
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Not a banknote. This is a gold-plated polymer foil novelty item — a private fantasy piece produced for the gift and souvenir trade, with no connection to the European Central Bank beyond the copied design. The ECB has never issued gold-plated currency of any kind, and the institution is not the source of these objects regardless of what text they carry. They circulate freely on secondary markets, often described ambiguously, and have no numismatic standing.