The coin design had not been approved by Congress.
In 1937, coin designs were changed to reflect the establishment of the Commonwealth.
It bears a negative image of the coin design to be struck.
For the first time ever, the public is given the opportunity to vote on the coin design.
As with the bank notes, there was a Europe-wide competition for the coin design.
Some of the coin reverse designs have changed since 1984.
No other coin design has ever been produced over such a long historical period.
Prepared disk of metal on which the coin design will be stamped.
The public was given the opportunity to vote on the coin design through two toll-free phone numbers.
During the next 16 years, a variety of different coin designs from over the world were common.