Spend: 10 Years of the Euro
By: Theunis Bates
When 11 E.U. nations swapped francs and lire for euros on New Year's Day 1999, traders called the new money a "toilet currency." Nope! The euro -- now the coin of 15 E.U. realms -- has proved so strong that Alan Greenspan said it could become the world's main reserve currency. Not that all national identity was lost: Each country customizes one side of euro coinage. here are the 1-euro coins of the original eurozone.
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AUSTRIA
Mozart was born and reared in Salzburg.
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BELGIUM
Albert II has been king of the Belgians since 1993.
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FINLAND
The national bird of Finland is the whooper swan.
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FRANCE
The French chose the motto "liberté, égalité, fraternité."
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GERMANY
The eagle is an ancient symbol of the German state.
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IRELAND
The harp has been an Irish icon since medieval times.
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ITALY
Da Vinci used his Vitruvian Man to map proportion.
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LUXEMBOURG
Henri rules the world's last grand duchy.
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NETHERLANDS
Queen Beatrix succeeded her mother in 1980.
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PORTUGAL
Portugal's first king used this royal seal in 1144.
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SPAIN
King Juan Carlos was Franco's chosen successor.
Photographs courtesy of European Commission
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