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Medal - Birth of the Euros
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Weight | 31 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of the Semeuse (the Sower), after Oscar Roty's iconic design, striding left with flowing hair and drapery, scattering seed with her outstretched right hand while carrying a satchel on her left arm. The figure is set against a stylised background of radiating lines forming a geometric sunburst pattern, with olive branches in the lower field and a beaded border encircling the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Twelve circular medallions, each bearing the national symbol of a eurozone member state, arranged in a ring around the stylised year numeral '2000' in the centre field, with the word 'essai' below. The names of the twelve participating nations are inscribed in the outer legend, separated by five-pointed stars, with a beaded inner border. |
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