| Description : Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, peace and
security reign in Europe, not least because Europeans created the European Union to ensure peace and prosperity ‐
incorporating different cultures, traditions and languages. Coin designer Joaquin Jimenez chose a dove of peace as
the motif, carrying an olive branch in its beak, the leaves of which are shaped to form the twelve stars of the European flag.
The 28 member states of the EU are represented by their country abbreviations. Towards the bottom left is a cornucopia
the mint mark of the French mint Monnaie de Paris in Plessac and below it a pentagon the logo of mint masterYves
Sampo. At the bottom of the coin is the country abbreviation "RF" (République française, French Republic)
and to the right the Star of Europe representing the Eurostar coin programme. On the right is the year of minting 2015 and
below it the designer's logo a square. |
