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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 934275, member: 39&quot;]A very interesting post for me, thank you! But, hehe, when you write about the euro, expect to get some &quot;add-ons&quot; from me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>According to legends, Europa was the daughter of a king. The ancient Greek god Zeus abducted her, in the shape of a bull. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(mythology)#Abduction" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(mythology)#Abduction" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(mythology)#Abduction</a> That is also why on many modern European coins you will see that scene, Europa on the bull.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8574.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8574.gif" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8574.gif</a></p><p>(This is the €2 circulation coin from Greece.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img1/50-66.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img1/50-66.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img1/50-66.jpg</a></p><p>(A pre-euro coin from Cyprus, basically the same scene.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.fnmt.es/content/imagenes/mmcc/07/v_aniv_euro/alta/cincuentin.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fnmt.es/content/imagenes/mmcc/07/v_aniv_euro/alta/cincuentin.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.fnmt.es/content/imagenes/mmcc/07/v_aniv_euro/alta/cincuentin.jpg</a></p><p>(Here they are on a €50 collector coin from Spain.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Belgium)#2004_coinage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Belgium)#2004_coinage" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_gold_and_silver_commemorative_coins_(Belgium)#2004_coinage</a></p><p>(And here we see the two on a Belgian €10 collector coin.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8485.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8485.gif" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8485.gif</a></p><p>(This is a €2 commemorative coin from Italy.)</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the europa.eu website is not only that of the Monetary Union but of the entire European Union. The spelling with the &quot;a&quot; at the end was primarily picked because that is the Latin variety, thus &quot;neutral&quot;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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