50 Euros - Juan Carlos I Euro Coinage

Reverse

Interpretation of the Greek myth of the Abduction of Europe by Zeus.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 EURO
M
V ANIVERSARIO DEL EURO

Translation: 5th anniversary of the Euro

Edge

Plain

Comment

On January 1, 2007, the fifth anniversary of the introduction of the Euro, the single European currency, was celebrated.

The abduction of Europe: Captivated by Europa, Zeus transformed himself into a white bull and mixed with the cattle that the girl's father had. While Europa and her entourage were picking flowers near the beach, she saw the bull and caressed its sides and, noticing that it was tame, climbed onto it. Zeus took advantage of that opportunity: he ran to the sea and swam to the island of Crete carrying Europa on his back. Already in Crete, Zeus revealed his true identity, and Europa became the first queen of the island. Zeus gave Europa a necklace made by Hephaestus and three other gifts: Talos (a bronze automaton), Lelape (a dog that never let go of its prey), and a javelin that never missed. Zeus later recreated the form of the white bull in the stars now known as the Taurus constellation. Some legends say that this bull is the same one that Heracles encountered and is the one that fathered the Minotaur.

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