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ECU Europa
| Issuer | Eurozone |
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| Year | 2000-2001 |
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| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-face rendering of the European Union flag, displaying a circle of twelve five-pointed stars on a blue enamel ground, superimposed over a map of Europe. The legend 'EUROPA' appears at the top of the field and the year and mint mark designation appear at the bottom, all in Latin script. The overall composition is symbolic of European unity and is characteristic of the fantasy ECU medallic issues of the early 2000s. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The ECU was never legal tender — it existed from 1979 as a basket currency unit used for accounting within European Community institutions, not for public circulation. These gold-plated copper pieces were produced as private fantasy or novelty issues, not by any sovereign or supranational mint authority. No official "ECU Europa" coin was struck for the Eurozone, which in any case had transitioned to the physical euro by January 2002.