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| Emittent | Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Jahr | 2003 |
| Typ | Fantasy coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | A young Swiss boy rendered in high relief occupies the left-center of the field, his curly hair and traditional attire depicted in fine detail. To his right, the head and long curved horns of a Alpine ibex (mountain goat) are shown in profile, both figures forming a harmonious composition evoking Swiss Alpine heritage. The curved legend 'ESSAI - PATTERN - PROBE' arcs across the upper portion of the field, presented in raised Latin lettering. The date '2003' appears in the lower exergue. The overall design is executed in a naturalistic, medallic style. |
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| Averslegende | ESSAI - PATTERN - PROBE 2003 |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Switzerland never adopted the euro, and this piece exists entirely because it almost did. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Swiss authorities and the SNB quietly commissioned pattern strikes to assess the practical implications of potential eurozone alignment — a political conversation that went further internally than was ever acknowledged publicly. The copper composition here mirrors the actual euro cent specification, suggesting these were functional test pieces rather than purely speculative fantasies.