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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 108027, member: 39&quot;]It is even stranger that the €12 silver pieces (Spain has issued a couple of those) are smaller than the €10 silver pieces. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Well, the &quot;twelvers&quot; are actually available at face value AFAIK while the &quot;tenners&quot; (proof only) cost much more than 10 euro.</p><p><br /></p><p>But since the collector coins are not intended for, and do usually not occur in, circulation, the face value does not matter much. (Same thing with the American and French silver commems.) The €12 face value was picked, by the way, because they continue the &quot;line&quot; of the 2000 pesetas silver coins. 2000 ptas is almost exactly 12 euro, so ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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