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The Euro originated in the 1991 Maastricht Treaty, in which the 12 original member countries of the European Community (now the European Union) created an economic and monetary union and a corresponding common unit of exchange.The new currency, the Euro, was officially issued on January 1, 1999.
A reproduction of an antique tetradrachma (showing an owl) from Athens about 490 BC is accompanied with the face value and encircled by the twelve stars of Europe.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
1
2002
Translation:
1 EURO
GS
2002
A map, next to the face value, shows the gathering of the fifteen states of the European Union
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 EURO
LL
Segmented reeding