| Country
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Edge inscription
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Description
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| Austria
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The sequence "2 EURO ★★★" repeated four times alternately upright and inverted.
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| Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain
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The sequence "2 ★ ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
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| Croatia
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"O LIJEPA O DRAGA O SLATKA SLOBODO" ("Oh beautiful, oh dear, oh sweet freedom" in Croatian, from Dubravka).
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| Cyprus
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The sequence "2 ΕΥΡΩ 2 EURO" repeated twice (2 EURO in Greek and Turkish).
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| Estonia
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"EESTI ○" (ESTONIA in Estonian) upright and inverted.
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| Finland
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"SUOMI FINLAND" (FINLAND in both Finnish and Swedish, the two official languages in Finland), followed by three lion's heads.
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| Germany
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"EINIGKEIT UND RECHT UND FREIHEIT" (UNITY AND JUSTICE AND FREEDOM in German), Germany's national motto and the beginning of Germany's national anthem, followed by the Federal Eagle.
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| Greece
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"ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ ★" (ELLINIKI DHIMOKRATIA ★: "HELLENIC REPUBLIC" in Greek).
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| Italy, San Marino, Vatican
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The sequence "2 ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
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| Latvia
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"DIEVS ★ SVĒTĪ ★ LATVIJU ★" (GOD BLESS LATVIA)
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| Lithuania
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"LAISVĖ ★ VIENYBĖ ★ GEROVĖ ★" ("Freedom, Unity, Prosperity" in Lithuanian)
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| Malta
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The sequence "2✠✠" (with Maltese crosses) repeated six times alternately upright and inverted
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| Netherlands
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"GOD ★ ZIJ ★ MET ★ ONS ★" (GOD BE WITH US in Dutch). The same lettering had been applied to the larger denomination guilder coins.
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| Portugal
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The edge design features the seven castles and five coats of arms also found on the national side, all equally spaced.
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| Slovakia
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"SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA" (SLOVAK REPUBLIC in Slovak) with two stars and linden leaf between.
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| Slovenia
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"SLOVENIJA •" (SLOVENIA in Slovene)
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