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ECU Europa; 9 countries

Issuer Monnaie de Paris
Year 1980
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Currency ECU (1979-1999)
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Obverse description Allegorical seated figure of Europa facing right, draped, resting her right elbow upon a cornucopia from which coins and fruits spill onto a ledge below. The figure is framed on either side by olive branches and decorative tablet motifs. The legend EUROPA appears in the lower field beneath the figure, with the engraver's signature P. RODIER incuse to the left of the design. The composition is rendered in a classical medallic style within a beaded border.
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Reverse description Nine national symbols of the European Economic Community member states arranged in a circle, each accompanied by its country abbreviation beneath. At the center, the denomination ECU is rendered in a cruciform interlocking arrangement with the letter C shared between the horizontal and vertical readings. The date 1980 is distributed around the central motif, with individual digits integrated into the overall design. The whole is contained within a beaded border.
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