I prefer coins that teach you about European history, rather than boring coins which simply put on the current king like Spain or a map of the country like Estonia. Not creative at all.
And the writing is “ΕΥΡΩ” meaning euro
and the name Europe or Europa is believed to be of Greek origin, as it is the name of a princess in Greek mythology who has ancestry in Africa iirc, the myth of a girl in a bull running to Greece and rest of Europe to hide herself from a jealous Hera.
The name Europe most probably comes from combining the Greek roots eur- (wide) and -op (seeing), like in modern greek ευρεία όψη/οπτική, to form the phrase “wide-gazing.”
I think an owl is the most proper wide gazing European and a wise choice overall!
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Wow, that’s really cool
talking about stable currency
Lithuanian coins also feature Vytis since 16th century or so.
I also like the Greek coin celebrating 2500 years since the Spartans made their last stance against the Persians.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces198590.html
I prefer coins that teach you about European history, rather than boring coins which simply put on the current king like Spain or a map of the country like Estonia. Not creative at all.
And the writing is “ΕΥΡΩ” meaning euro
and the name Europe or Europa is believed to be of Greek origin, as it is the name of a princess in Greek mythology who has ancestry in Africa iirc, the myth of a girl in a bull running to Greece and rest of Europe to hide herself from a jealous Hera.
The name Europe most probably comes from combining the Greek roots eur- (wide) and -op (seeing), like in modern greek ευρεία όψη/οπτική, to form the phrase “wide-gazing.”
I think an owl is the most proper wide gazing European and a wise choice overall!