Euro Essais

This page gives an overview of full euro prototypes made from official selected euro coin designs. An essay is struck as a trial piece and is usually made of experimental metal alloys.

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Country	Year	Face Value	Material Quality Mintage	Status	Image
The Netherlands	2000	2 euro	CuNi ??? 115	NTH	This coin illustrated was struck by the Birmingham Mint of the United Kingdom specifically to test the edge lettering for the Dutch 2 EURO bi-metalic coin which went into circulation on the 1st January 2002. The coin is struck on a nickel planchet which has the same diameter, weight & thickness as the current 2 €URO coin but is not bi-metalic. The Birmingham Mint reported the striking of 115 pieces in total and as with the circulation coins, carries the Dutch mintmark and Mint master's mark below the portrait and legend along with the year of "2000".

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Text	English	Italiano	Francais	Deutsch	Español	Nederlands
Material Quality Mintage	Material & Quality & Mintage	M & Qualità & Tiratura	M & Qualité & Tirage	M & Qualität & Auflage	M & Calidad & Tirada	Materiaal & Kwaliteit & Oplage
double	I have double. Available for trading	Ho in doppio. Ho disponibili per scambio	J’ai un double. C’est pour echanger	Habe ich doppelt zum Tausch	Tengo doble. Tengo para cambiar	Heb ik dubbel. Beschikbaar voor ruil (evt. verkoop)
want	I want in my collection	Mi mancano per la mia collezione	Je veux pour ma collection	Habe ich noch nicht	Me faltan en mi colección	Manco in mijn collectie
NTH	Nice To Have	Mi piacerebbe averlo	Sympa d’avoir	Schön es zu haben		Leuk om te hebben
have	I have in my collection	Ho nella mia collezione	J’ai dans ma collection	Habe ich bereits	Tengo en mi colección	Aanwezig in mijn collectie
essay	essay/proof	saggio	essai	Probeabschläge	ensaio	essay/proefslag

Euro Essais

This page gives an overview of full euro prototypes made from official selected euro coin designs. An essay is struck as a trial piece and is usually made of experimental metal alloys.

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Last update: 05-01-2004
by: Lex Liesemeijer
www.eurocoins.liesemeijer.com