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	Euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain - four European microstates - Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City - Montenegro and Kosovo, as well as various EU institutions.
		Euro coins and banknotes (see euro banknotes) came into circulation on January 1, 2002.
		The Turkish 1 Lira coin resembles very much the 2 euro coin in both weight and size, and both coins seem to be recognised and accepted by slot machines as being a 2 euro coin, which is roughly worth 4 times more.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euro_coins (1375 words)

	Irish euro coins
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Ireland.
		The euro coins have two different sides; one common, European side showing the value of the coin and one national side featuring a design chosen by the EU member state where the coin was minted.
		Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the Celtic harp[?], a traditional symbol for Ireland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ir/Irish_euro_coins.html (147 words)

	Danish Euro Coins
		Joining the Euro would have represented a surrender of some sovereignty under the Danish constitution of 5 June 1953, and therefore a public referendum was required.
		The basis of the bill was that Denmark would introduce the Euro and Euro cent currency units, which were already destined for adoption by other countries within the European Community.
		The Euro would have been introduced as an accounting unit in Denmark from 1 January 2002, and as physical Euro coins and notes from 1 January 2004.
	www.eurocoins.co.uk /denmark.html (980 words)

	Euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states: (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain); four European micro-states: (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Holy See - Vatican City), Montenegro and Kosovo, as well as EU institutions.
		However, the Isle of Man was the first to produce legal tender euros, when it minted commemorative 10 and 50 coins in 1997 and 1998.
		The image on the 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins shows the EU member states coming together (note that the EU members who are at this time not part of the euro are also depicted).
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Euro_coins (1334 words)

	Euro coins
		The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the Republic of Ireland), as well as EU institutions.
		Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (but not Andorra) also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end up in general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coin collectors.
		In 2005, Belgium and Luxembourg will issue a joint one euro commemorative coin, with the pictures of the Belgian king and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg on the reverse.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/euro_coins (1086 words)

	Euro leaves mark after six months - 6/24/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The euro was used as a currency unit several years before euro-denominated coins and notes were issued.
		The euro is such a success story that many Brits are predicting that a conversion from the stalwart, venerated pound is inevitable for the United Kingdom.
		Euro Collections International's Murray Church said that his company has been unable to send out its traditional mailings advertising new issues because the coins sell out so quickly that the mailings are obsolete when they reach collectors' mailboxes.
	www.coinworld.com /ebay/News/070102/News-5.asp (646 words)

	German euro coins
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most countries within the European Union, including Germany.
		German euro coins have three separate designs for the three series of coins.
		The 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Rolf Lederbogen, the design for the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins is by the hand of Reinhart Heinsdorff and the 1 and 2 euro coins were done by Heinz Hoyer and Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ge/German_euro_coins.html (174 words)

	Austrian euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Austrian euro coins have a unique design for each denomination, with a common theme for each of the three series of coins.
		All designs are by the hand of Josef Kaiser and also include the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
		On May 11, 2005, a €2 coin was issued celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Austrian Staatsvertrag (State Treaty).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Austrian_euro_coins (160 words)

	Euro Coinage
		Each participating country issues euro coins in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 euro cents (a euro cent is one one-hundredth of a euro), as well as 1 and 2 euros.
		All euro coins of the same denomination share the same 'common face,' but each country may render its own 'national face' design on the opposite side of the coin.
		As a result the euro coins, like the US state quarters or Canadian Confederation quarters, serve as a small but compelling mosaic of a fascinating part of the world.
	dph1701.tripod.com /50quarters/europe.html (797 words)

	Encyclopedia: Irish euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages, based on that of the Brian Boru Harp, housed in Trinity College Dublin, and said to have once been owned by ancient High King of Ireland, Brian Boru.
		The same harp is used as the official seals of the Taoiseach, and government ministers and the Official Seal of the President of Ireland.
		Map of Éire Éire (pronounced AIR uh, in the Irish language, translated as Ireland) is the name given in Article 4 of the 1937 Irish constitution to the 26-county Irish state, created under the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, which was known between 1922 and 1937 as the Irish Free...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Irish-euro-coins (738 words)

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		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Portugal.
		Portuguese euro coins show three different designs for each of the three series of coins.
		However, they are quite similar in that all contain old royal seals within a circle of seven castles and five coats of arms and the word "Portugal".
	online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/p/po/portuguese_euro_coins.html (149 words)

	The Eurocoin Pages - Euro Tokens
		Euro tokens are metallic objects which look like a euro coin but which are not legal means of payment, and are not issued under national legislative provisions.
		The 2002 adoption of the new euro coinage has been a success and it seems ever more likely that the 'eurozone' will grow as other nations swap their existing national currencies for the euro.
		The patterns, with the exception of the 5 euro piece, are struck in alloys similar to those of the euro coins.
	www.eurocoins.liesemeijer.com /Tokens.html (1538 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most nations within the European Union.
		Euro coins and banknotes (see euro banknotes) came into distribution on January 1, 2002, but the year imprinted on the coins can date back to 1999, when the currency was formally established.
		Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end up in general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coin collectors.
	www.city-search.org /eu/euro-coins.html (460 words)

	Irish euro coins Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the Celtic harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages.
		The harp's design is based on that of the Brian Boru harp, housed in Trinity College Dublin, and said to have once been owned by ancient High King of Ireland, Brian Boru.
		The design of the Irish euro coins is identical to that featured on the back of Irish Punt coinage, apart from the circle of 12 stars.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/i/ir/irish_euro_coins.html (225 words)

	Station Information - Austrian euro coins
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Austria.
		Austrian euro coins have a unique design for every single coin, though there is a common theme for every one of the three series of coins, with the minor coins having Austrian flowers, the middle coins examples of architecture from Austria's capital, Vienna, and the two major coins feature two famous Austrians.
		All designs are by the hand of Josef Kaiser and also feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/a/au/austrian_euro_coins.html (165 words)

	Dáil Éireann - Volume 555 - 15 October, 2002 - Adjournment Debate. - Euro Coinage.
		Nickel is used in only two of the euro coins – the €1 and €2 coins.
		This pattern is replicated throughout the euro area.
		As a result 85% of euro coins, in terms of the number of coins in circulation, are [557]nickel-free as opposed to 25% of the national coins that they replaced.
	www.oireachtas-debates.gov.ie /D/0555/D.0555.200210150107.html (192 words)

	The European Single Currency and the Euro Debate - Facts, Countries, Coinage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A referendum held in September 2000 to determine whether to join the single currency was rejected by 53 to 47 percent.
		Euro notes and coins go into circulation at start of 2 month dual circulation period.
		The UK Chancellor announces that not all of the Treasury's 5 economic tests on the suitability of British membership of the euro have been been passed.
	www.theeurodebate.co.uk /facts.htm (393 words)

	Euro Information
		As a fairly small business, we do not have a large advertising budget to try and reach the 12 countries in the euro zone with brochures but the web means that we have the potential to target at least some of the people in those countries more cheaply.
		My accountant and myself have both been to seminars on euro preparations and it hasn't taken much time to think through and complete the immediate practicalities such as opening a euro bank account.
		At one level, as Stewart indicates, accepting the euro is simply an extension of that philosophy and their existing policy of taking payment in various currencies.
	www.euro.gov.uk /arc_case_pages.asp?id=52&pg=4&ls=4 (805 words)

	Watch: Euro Currency
		The formation of the Euro currency followed a series of prophetic dates that are replaying again now, and those dates may see more people like Buffet and Gates shifting their support from the Dollar to the Euro.
		The Euro was formed at a stability conference in June of 1997.
		Like Euro coinage, this had been underway for some time, but it likely agrees with the prophetic stories at the time, the first step in forming a single currency.
	www.bibletime.com /news/log/2005/02/15/Euro/index.html (790 words)

	International Migration of Coinage within the Euro-zone
		In the long-run, each country’s coinage will gradually diffuse across the Euro-zone as coins move short distances in people’s pockets and purses and are spent.
		For example, as 33 per cent of the coins are of German origin, 33 per cent of the coins found in each of the 12 countries should end up being German.
		In contrast, less than 40 per cent as many humble 1c coins visited the Grand Duchy as would have enjoyed this experience if all coins were treated equally whatever their value.
	homepages.lshtm.ac.uk /~ecpsitim/euro.htm (534 words)

	ipedia.com: Italian euro coins Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The euro coins have two different sides; one common, European side showing the value of the coin a...
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Italy.
		There are no Italian euro coins dated earlier than 2002, even if they were imprinted earlier for sure, as they were first distributed to the public in December 2001.
	www.ipedia.com /italian_euro_coins.html (273 words)

	Euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (but not Andorra) also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end upin general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coincollectors.
		It is expected that eventually the 10 new E.U. members will be added to the common face of the euro coins (they are outof date since May 1, 2004).
		Also, in 2005, Belgium and Luxembourg will issue a joint one euro commemorative coin, with the pictures of theBelgian king and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg on the reverse.
	www.therfcc.org /euro-coins-5041.html (911 words)

	Belgian euro coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Belgium.
		Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy[?] of II of Belgium">King Albert II of Belgium and his royal monogram[?].
		Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
	www.city-search.org /be/belgian-euro-coins.html (488 words)

	NiDI Status Report #6: The Colour of Money (1998)
		This change of attitude to the value of coinage led to the search for a metal that possessed the same valued properties of silver for coinage but was less costly and less liable to manipulation.
		Long before nickel was identified as an element (in 1751 by the Swedish scientist Axel Cronstedt), nickel was part of coinage: the ancient Chinese alloy 'paitung' was an coinage material of nickel, copper and zinc.
		Sweden has largely removed nickel from its coinage and, in the recent decision on the new European coinage (the Euro), Sweden argued for the total removal of nickel and nickel alloys from consideration for the new coinage.
	www.nickelinstitute.org /index.cfm/ci_id/227.htm (1947 words)

	Finnish euro coins
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Finland.
		Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only.
		The design for the minor and middle series of coins is by Heikki Häiväoja, the design for the 1 euro coin was done by Pertti Mäkinen and the national side of the 2 euro coin is by the hand of Raimo Heino.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/finnish_euro_coins (306 words)

	The Ultimate Monaco euro coins - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for 12 member states of the European Union and 3 European micro-states, including Monaco.
		The euro coins have two different sides; one common, European side showing the value of the coin and one national side featuring a design chosen by the Eurozone member state where the coin was minted.
		Monegasque euro coins feature two separate designs for the first two series of coins, and also two separate designs for the €1 and €2 coins.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Monaco_euro_coins (168 words)

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