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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3621623, member: 39&quot;]That Italian coin was issued as part of a common design; the EU (well, euro area) does that every couple of years. The basic design is the same for each euro area member state; what varies is the country name of course <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and any other text if there is any.</p><p><br /></p><p>The winning design is usually picked in an online competition where EU citizens/residents can choose from several finalists. This 2012 issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the euro cash; it was designed by Helmut Andexlinger (Austrian Mint).</p><p><br /></p><p>On one hand I like the idea of such common issues. Problem for coin collectors is, in order to be &quot;complete&quot;, you have to get/buy 19 almost identical pieces (or 23 if you collect Germany by mintmark). These days, only one is fine for me. Did that with the European Flag anniversary (2015), will do that with the &quot;Erasmus&quot; anniversary coin planned for 2022 ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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