{"product_id":"switzerland-2003-euro-pattern-set-8-essai-probe-coins-sealed-card-with-certificate","title":"Switzerland 2003 Euro Pattern Set | 8 Essai Probe Coins | Sealed Card with Certificate","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the German collector series \u003cstrong\u003e“Die Euro-Proben Europas” (The Euro Patterns of Europe)\u003c\/strong\u003e: the complete pattern set for \u003cstrong\u003eSwitzerland\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Swiss Confederation, a country that famously kept its franc and stayed out of the euro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sealed card holds \u003cstrong\u003e8 pattern coins dated 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e, covering the full euro denomination range from 1 cent to 2 euro. Every coin is inscribed \u003cem\u003eESSAI · PATTERN · PROBE\u003c\/em\u003e. The national sides carry unmistakably Swiss motifs — Alpine wildlife, a cow, the Matterhorn and Helvetia — while the value sides show the denominations, with the Swiss cross on the card alongside the country data: 7.5 million inhabitants, 41,290 km², capital Bern, four national languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set comes with its original \u003cstrong\u003eguarantee card from BTN — Deutsche Ausgabestelle\u003c\/strong\u003e, certifying the authenticity of the issue. Its German text recalls the referendum of 4 March 2001, when Swiss voters rejected the “Ja zu Europa!” initiative that would have opened EU accession talks — the political backdrop that makes a Swiss euro pattern set such an ironic collectible. The card is illustrated with the Swiss National Bank in Zurich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Switzerland uses the Swiss franc — these are private pattern (essai) strikes produced for collectors, never legal tender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will receive the exact set shown in the photos, sealed in its card with the certificate. Only one available.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AntiquaMoneta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51123110805729,"sku":"SWISET2003","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/0266\/2369\/files\/swi-01-coins-obverse.jpg?v=1792639004","url":"https:\/\/antiquamoneta.com\/es\/products\/switzerland-2003-euro-pattern-set-8-essai-probe-coins-sealed-card-with-certificate","provider":"AntiquaMoneta","version":"1.0","type":"link"}