Europe. Lot of 14 Unofficial Euro Probe / Trial / Essai...

Europe – Lot of 14 Unofficial Euro Probe / Trial / Essai Specimen Issues – Various Countries A mixed collection of 14 unofficial euro-themed probe and specimen issues from several European countries. The pieces belong to the privately produced series carrying the multilingual inscriptions PRUEBA – TRIAL – ESSAI – PROBE and, on the denomination sides, SPECIMEN. These issues are catalogued as fantasy or unofficial trial pieces rather than official legal-tender euro coinage. Examples from this series are associated with Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde, Waldaschaff, identifiable by the crowned G mint mark. Numista The lot contains 14 different pieces relating to: - Denmark – 1 piece - Cyprus – 1 piece - Hungary – 6 pieces - Vatican City – 2 pieces - Sweden – 3 pieces - Great Britain – 1 piece The pieces show a variety of nominal euro-style denominations and designs. The national sides include portraits, national symbols, architecture, heraldry and historical subjects. The opposite sides use denomination-style designs together with the word SPECIMEN. Among the identifiable subjects are Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, papal/Vatican imagery, Britannia, Hungarian architectural motifs and national designs for Denmark and Cyprus. Specifications: Number of pieces: 14 Type: Unofficial probe / trial / essai specimen issues Countries represented: Denmark, Cyprus, Hungary, Vatican City, Sweden and Great Britain Period: early 2000s Issuer/series: Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde-associated probe series Denominations: Various euro-style denominations Composition: Various Diameter: not stated Context: These privately produced collector pieces imitate the format and denomination structure of euro coinage while explicitly identifying themselves with terms such as Prueba, Trial, Essai, Probe and Specimen. Comparable pieces are catalogued as fantasy issues with a pretended issuer, rather than official national trial strikes. For example, the Danish and Swedish examples are catalogued in this manner and carry the crowned G mint mark of Bayerisches Münzkontor Göde.

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