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50 Euros French Presidency of European Union
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Minimalist typographic design by Philippe Starck occupying the entire field, featuring the date 2008 prominently at the top, below which the inscription PRÉSIDENCE FRANÇAISE UNION EUROPÉENNE is rendered in bold sans-serif lettering across four lines. The monogram RF (République Française) and the denomination 50 EURO appear in the lower field. Twelve five-pointed stars, symbolising the European Union, are arranged in a circle around the periphery, echoing the EU flag motif. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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France held the rotating EU presidency in the second half of 2008 — a term that collided almost immediately with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September. Nicolas Sarkozy's government found itself chairing emergency summits on financial crisis response rather than advancing its planned legislative agenda. The Monnaie de Paris issued this piece to mark the presidency's opening, before anyone knew what the following six months would demand of it.