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Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:18 am
by Eraser
So, three months ago, Belgium proposed the introduction of a commemorative Waterloo €2 coin. But, because it represented the country’s most humiliating military defeat, France vetoed it.
Instead of giving up, Belgium went away and found an obscure law stating that any country in the eurozone could issue any new coins it wanted, providing they’re in an irregular denomination. So it invented a €2.5 coin, and minted 70,000 of those to commemorate Waterloo instead.
How has France taken this? To be fair, incredibly sanguinely. However, this year is also the 500th anniversary of the French victory at Marignano, and Italy recently was among the nations which similarly vetoed plans for a commemorative €2 coin.
Oh you Europe, you.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/sho ... are_btn_fb
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:49 am
by MKJ
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:12 am
by Don Carlos
Awesome
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:15 pm
by Κracus
We put animals on ours and call them loonies and toonies. You guys are too fucking serious.
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:17 pm
by MKJ
long time ago, when Netherlands still used guilders, we did the same thing.
Euros are boring.
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 6:02 pm
by plained
the size of that 2 coin that guy is holding seems about the right size.
the loonies and toonies we use may be needlessly large
the penny in this pic appears a quite similar size the the Belgium 2 so you can see how big the others are.
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/883114/thumbs ... cebook.jpg
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:08 pm
by PhoeniX
Should've made it a '99¢ coin. Everyone needs those.
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:08 pm
by Whiskey 7
Nice effort!
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:34 pm
by Κracus
PhoeniX wrote:Should've made it a '99¢ coin. Everyone needs those.
Heh... this right here.
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:48 am
by seremtan
lol, the euro
enjoy your drain-circling currency, chumps
Re: Belgium wins
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 12:56 am
by Captain
Yeah, thanks a lot for that you twats
