numismatics, sterile

Julien Goldstein for The New York Times

No Fireworks for Euro’s 10th Birthday

By NICHOLAS KULISH 2:36 PM ET

As the currency ends its first decade, the word “euro” in a headline is usually paired with the word “crisis.” Michel Prieur, a numismatist, called the euro’s design sterile.

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sterile

ˈstɛrʌɪl/

adjective

1. 1.

   not able to produce children or young.

   "the disease had made him sterile"
2. 2.

   free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean.

   "a sterile needle and syringes"

numismatics

(nū'mĭz-măt'ĭks, -mĭs-, nyū'-)
n.
(used with a sing. verb) The study or collection of money, coins, and often medals.

numismatist nu·mis'ma·tist (nū-mĭz'mə-tĭst, -mĭs'-, nyū-) n.