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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 942299, member: 39"]Ah, those I use every day. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> There are eight coin denominations - yours plus the 1 cent, 2 cent and 2 euro. The "mid-range" pieces (golden/brass color) and the bimetallic pieces have a map of the "old" EU (if you have older ones) or a map of Europe (on the newer ones). The other sides are country specific, e.g. the obverse of a Dutch coin is different from a Spanish coin etc. If you don't know where a coin is from, you can look them up here <a href="http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/index.en.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/index.en.html</a> for example. Just click on a denomination (on the left) to see the corresponding coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Images of the notes are here <a href="http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/html/index.en.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/html/index.en.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/html/index.en.html</a> - and note that you can tell from the short code (on the obverse) where a note was printed. The serial number (on the reverse) tells you which national bank issued the note.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 942299, member: 39"]Ah, those I use every day. :) There are eight coin denominations - yours plus the 1 cent, 2 cent and 2 euro. The "mid-range" pieces (golden/brass color) and the bimetallic pieces have a map of the "old" EU (if you have older ones) or a map of Europe (on the newer ones). The other sides are country specific, e.g. the obverse of a Dutch coin is different from a Spanish coin etc. If you don't know where a coin is from, you can look them up here [url]http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/index.en.html[/url] for example. Just click on a denomination (on the left) to see the corresponding coins. Images of the notes are here [url]http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknotes/html/index.en.html[/url] - and note that you can tell from the short code (on the obverse) where a note was printed. The serial number (on the reverse) tells you which national bank issued the note. Christian[/QUOTE]
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