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| Face
Value
(euro) |
Diameter
in mm. |
Thickness
in mm. |
Weight
in gr. |
Shape | Colour | Composition | Edge |
| 2 | 25.75 | 1.95 | 8.5 | Round | Ext.
part:
White Int. Part: Yellow |
Copper-nickel
three-layer |
Edge
lettering
Fine milled |
| 1 | 23.25 | 2.125 | 7.5 | Round | Ext.
part:
Yellow Int. Part: White |
Nickel-brass
three-layer |
Interrupted
milled |
| 0.50 | 24.25 | 1.69 | 7.0 | Round | Yellow | Nordic Gold | Coarse milled |
| 0.20 | 22.25 | 1.63 | 5.7 | "Spanish
Flower" shape |
Yellow | Nordic Gold | Plain |
| 0.10 | 19.75 | 1.51 | 4.1 | Round | Yellow | Nordic Gold | Coarse milled |
| 0.05 | 21.75 | 1.41 | 3.9 | Round | Red | Copper
Covered Steel |
Smooth |
| 0.02 | 18.75 | 1.36 | 3.0 | Round | Red | Copper
Covered Steel |
Smooth
with
a groove |
| 0.01 | 16.25 | 1.32 | 2.2 | Round | Red | Copper
Covered Steel |
Smooth |
6. 8. 1998:
"The European Commission has asked for a change in the design of the 50 and 10 cents coins in order to facilitate recognition
by the visually handicapped, make counterfeit more difficult and meet the needs of the owners of coins operated machines. The
modifications include a furrowed edge for the blind instead of a slight milling as originally plnned. The weight of the 50 cent coin
should be brought up to 7.8 gramms in order to obtain a better differentiation by vending machines agaisnt the 20 cent coin.
This last measure is also intended to prevent fooling machines by adding a cheap metal ring to the 20 cent coins in order to have
them pass for 50 cent coins."
©: Focus,Note of Tobias Hildebrandt
Translated by Bernard Mesureur, I owe him a debt of gratitude !