Each of the European Union member
states were given the opportunity to design their
own coinage, so not all Euro coins having the
same monetary value bear like images. The "2
Euro" issued by Greece and the "5
Euro" (a collectable coin) issued by
the Netherlands have the image of the 'Woman
Riding The Beast'. The center of both coins
where the image appears is cast in gold. A
possible reference to the 'golden calf/false
idol' constructed by Aaron in Exodus 32:
"And when the people saw
that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount,
the people gathered themselves together unto
Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which
shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the
man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
we wot not what is become of him. And Aaron said
unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which
are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and
of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And
all the people brake off the golden earrings
which were in their ears, and brought them unto
Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and
fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had
made it a molten calf: and they said, These be
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of
the land of Egypt." (Exodus 32:1-4)
Regardless
of their individual monetary value not all of the
Euro's have a gold center, so an effort was made
to ensure that these did. The "2
Euro's" went into circulation January
1, 2002 throughout most of the European Union
member states.
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