Now we really have a problem with the EURO coin

[pong38]

According to some news sources with the expansion of the EU with 10 new members in 2004 the Euro coin will face a difficult problem.
The coin is TOO small to have all the countries printed on the "Europe" side.
A group of mintmasters have been asked to find a solution for this problem.

Original (in Dutch) :

http://frontpage.fok.nl/news.fok?id=24324

 

[Sharky]

Original geschrieben von pong38
According to some news sources with the expansion of the EU with 10 new members in 2004 the Euro coin will face a difficult problem.
The coin is TOO small to have all the countries printed on the "Europe" side.
A group of mintmasters have been asked to find a solution for this problem.

Original (in Dutch) :

http://frontpage.fok.nl/news.fok?id=24324

Don't worry Pong

There is more to collect then

 

[mcl1_de]

The dutch minted the "Mini-Euros", they can also print "Mini-Europe" onto normally sized coins ... Maybe the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the "big hole Switzerland" than are only visible with a microscope ...

Max

 

[hassewiersma]

they should print "photo images" on it, much more details....

 

[Der_Sammler]

They will use new maps of Europe then, anyway.
So all Euro coins will also have a new common "Europe" side - this means everyone would also have to collect the coins from the twelve old euro countries again...

 

[pong38]

Original geschrieben von Der_Sammler
They will use new maps of Europe then, anyway.
So all Euro coins will also have a new common "Europe" side - this means everyone would also have to collect the coins from the twelve old euro countries again...

Good thinking
I was waiting for somebody who came to the same conclusion.
Would be great to see completely new designed euro coins.

 

[münster]

Neue Europaseite auf Kursmünzen

Ein Vertreter der Münze Berlin erklärte uns bei Münzbesichtigung,
daß auch nach dem Beitritt weiterer Länder zur Eurozone keine
Neugestaltung der gemeinsamen Münzseite geplant ist.
Welche Information nun zuverlässiger ist, kann ich nicht einschätzen,
aber rein von der Logik kann ich mir nicht vorstellen, daß jedesmal
alle Teilnehmerländer ihre kompletten Münzen umstellen.

münster

 

[pong38]

Re: Neue Europaseite auf Kursmünzen

Original geschrieben von münster
... aber rein von der Logik kann ich mir nicht vorstellen, daß jedesmal alle Teilnehmerländer ihre kompletten Münzen umstellen.

münster

I agree with you but see our words about a new "Euro" design as a wish for 2003.
If this would happen then I assume all the euro's issued in the first year will become very collectable.