A Saxon silver penny, from the reign of Ethelbert II in the eighty century, was sold in 2014 for £78 000. A design on the coin depicts a circle surrounded by four equal arcs, each a quarter of a circle, as shown. The width of the design is 2cm.
What is the exact radius of the small circle, in centimetres?
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