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...special two-euro coin is being minted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the launch of the common European currency on January 1, 1999 (although euro coins and notes were issued only in 2002). Five designs have been short-listed for the competition from 42 submitted by national mints, and are available for public viewing - and voting - on a European Commission website...
...says the European Union is undemocratic? This month, the E.U.'s 495 million citizens will have the chance to vote in a remarkable European election, and one that will hit their wallets by next year: choosing the design of the new two-euro coin...
...Unlike the European Parliament elections, where candidates are restricted to national territories, this vote covers all the E.U.'s 27 member states and represents a rare opportunity for a truly European opinion...
...However, he was skeptical about whether this was the dawn of a brave new era of European people power. "This is purely symbolic," Tscherny says. "And I'm not sure direct democracy is such a good idea for day-to-day issues. Remember that not everyone uses the Internet. Personally, I expect that ballot boxes will be around in school halls for a good while to come...
...euro currency has even more varieties. There is one version of the common European side for each of the eight coins in legal tender (although a new design was introduced last year to reflect the E.U.'s 2004 enlargement). But each of the 15 Eurozone countries has its own obverse, or national side, creating a total of 120 different coins in circulation. Added to that are the commemorative editions, and those produced by microstates San Marino, the Vatican City and Monaco...