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<h2 id="inscriptions">Inscriptions</h2> <p>Examples of edge inscriptions or edge lettering include <i><a href="/facts/E_pluribus_unum/nCKfbrbp">e pluribus unum</a></i> on the edge of U.S. <a href="/facts/Presidential_dollar_coins/YnVI6mla">Presidential dollar coins</a>, various national <a href="/facts/%25E2%2582%25AC2_edge_inscriptions/kR3ydnW3">€2 edge inscriptions</a>, and various phrases on the UK <a href="/facts/One_pound_coin/MwPP62W0">one pound coin</a>, most commonly <i><a href="/facts/Decus_et_tutamen/seyMacgf">decus et tutamen</a></i>. Inscriptions are more common on thicker, higher-value, or <a href="/facts/Non-circulating_legal_tender/9VJSV088">non-circulating</a> coins. </p> <h2 id="coin-edge-patterns">Coin edge patterns</h2> <p>Examples of patterns used on coin edges include: </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Pearl_circle/PxpPbHke">Pearl circle</a> on coins</li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edges of coins. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Concise Oxford Dictionary (2006): mill, produce regular ribbed markings on the edge of (a coin) <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"About.com: "Reeded Edge Defined - What is a Reeded Edge?"". Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-10. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151211020033/http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/reedededgedef.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151211020033/http://coins.about.com/od/coinsglossary/g/reedededgedef.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Why do some coins have ridges around the edges? <a href="https://archive.today/20130628102743/http://amazingfactsworld.com/why-do-some-coins-have-ridges-around-the-edges" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130628102743/http://amazingfactsworld.com/why-do-some-coins-have-ridges-around-the-edges</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>