Before the euro was introduced, the continent featured a wide range of unique national currencies. This delightful animation shows what coins looked like before the eurozone. The imagery of pounds, marks, lira, and francs intertwines to create a visual narrative that weaves the political and historical moments of those nations together in under two minutes.
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