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ECU
| Issuer | Belgium |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Albert II of Belgium rendered in high relief against a polished field, positioned at lower left with a dove in flight to the right. The upper portion features a prominent blue enamel arc decorated with twelve gold stars representing the European Union, within which the legend BELGIQUE is inscribed in large raised letters. The overall design combines coloured enamel and gold-plated relief in a medallic style. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the mythological scene of the Abduction of Europa, showing the figure of Europa astride a bull (Zeus in disguise), rendered in gold-plated relief against a dark enamelled field with radiating sunburst lines. The denomination ECU appears in large letters at the top of the field, and the date 1994 is inscribed along the lower rim. A small mint mark appears beneath the central device. The composition references classical Greek mythology in keeping with the European currency theme. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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