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Fantasy Coin - 5 Euro Cents
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 3.92 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH·II·DEI GRA·REGINA·2003 ENGLISH,SCOTTISH THRONES UNITED 1603 UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Mintage | 2003 - BU in Blister Pack - 24,000 2003 - PROOF in Luxury Case - 16,000 |
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The United Kingdom never adopted the euro, so no official euro cent coinage was ever produced by the Royal Mint for circulation. This piece is a fantasy strike — made to speculate on what British euro coinage might have looked like had the UK joined the single currency, a political question that dominated Westminster debate through the early 2000s before being quietly shelved.