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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1054579, member: 39&quot;]You misspelled &quot;terrific&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Actually I find them interesting though not necessarily great. The obverse designs for Swiss commems are always the same (since early 2004). As for the other sides, the 20 fr silver coin shows a modern car (the GT1 by Franco Sbarro) while the 50 fr gold piece features an old vehicle (the Clément 1905 by Adolphe Clément). So in a way the two cover the 100 yr time span.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, to commemorate <u><a href="http://www.bbr.bund.de/cln_015/nn_21470/DE/WettbewerbeAusschreibungen/Muenzwettbewerbe/Ablage__AbgeschlWettbewerbe/125JahreAutomobil/10-Euro-Muenze.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bbr.bund.de/cln_015/nn_21470/DE/WettbewerbeAusschreibungen/Muenzwettbewerbe/Ablage__AbgeschlWettbewerbe/125JahreAutomobil/10-Euro-Muenze.html" rel="nofollow">125 Years of Automobiles</a></u>, Germany issues a €10 collector coin next year. The winning design, by Jordi Truxa, will come in November. Talk about a missed chance, design wise ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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