The websites of the European Central Bank (ECB) contain specific pages introducing euro banknotes and coins. They also provide answers to the most frequently asked questions on banknotes and coins.

Each of the 16 countries within the Euro Zone use 8 different denominations; 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 euro and 2 euro. The Vatican has issued 3 series of standard circulation coins. Monaco and Finland have issued 2 series of standard circulation coins. After the issue of the Treaty of Rome 50th Anniversary commemorative 2 Euro coin is issued, there will be 39 commemorative coins in circulation.

was the case for the DM coins, the German euro coins are minted at the five German mints. The coins' place of manufacture is shown by the mintmark (Berlin A, Munich D, Stuttgart F, Karlsruhe G and Hamburg J). The total mint volume is distributed among the mints in accordance with a standard quota key. Otherwise, where the coins come from can be seen from the national motif on their reverse side; Germany is the only country using more than one mint. There are exceptions, however.

The following table gives an overview of the technical features of the euro coins, including information on diameter, thickness, weight, form, colour and rim design. euro;2: outer ring - cupronickel; inner section (three layers) - nickel-brass, nickel, nickel-brass (slightly magnetic) euro;: outer ring - nickel-nickel, inner section (three layers) - cupronickel, nickel, cupronickel (slightly magnetic) The symbol that is often taken for a "4" is actually two overlapping "Ls".

Several countries within the Eurozone use mintmarks and privy marks to identify the mint origin of the coin. Mintmarks take the form of either letters abbreviating the country's mint or mints or symbols which symbolize the country's mint. The following countries use mintmarks: These are the symbols which identify the mint's director. These marks can be symbols or letters.

In the mid-1990s a decision was taken at the European level to draw the dividing line between coins and banknotes at €2 as there seemed to be no reason for minting coins of a higher denomination. The main justification for this decision was that no European country had coins of a face value equivalent to €5 in circulation.

The total or partial reproduction of banknotes denominated in euros is authorised in the following cases: one-sided reproductions, provided that the size of the reproduction is at least 125% of both the length and width or at most 75% of both the length and the width of the respective euro banknote, as specified in Article 1 of European Central Bank Decision ECB/2003/4 of 20 March 2003; two-sided reproductions, provided that the size of the reproduction is at least 200% of both the length and wi.

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The Bank of Finland's euro guide from 2001 (in Finnish and Swedish) continues to be available. It includes descriptions of the national sides of euro coins for the 12 euro area countries and the security features of euro banknotes. The brochure is enclosed in PDF format. Printed Finnish and Swedish versions can be ordered from the Bank of Finland. The European Central Bank's A1-sized posters printed in 2001 can also be ordered from the Bank of Finland.

All euro banknotes and coins, including commemorative coins, are legal tender in Finland. The Bank of Finland, as the issuer of legal tender, has traditionally taken the view that all means of payment with legal tender status must be accepted. This applies in particular to state-licensed businesses, such as pharmacies and public transport carriers. However, the choice of which means of payment to accept comes within the sphere of freedom of contract.

For further information on the initial supply of coins and the subsequent minting volumes in each of the participating states, please contact the monetary authorities concerned. You can find further details on the minting statistics in Germany under Publications.

The Bundesbank's task is to put a sufficient amount of payment media into circulation. It does not take part in the trading of coins and does not maintain stocks of coins with specific mintmarks and mint years for the purposes of supplying collectors and other interested parties .

In line with European agreements, the German government has decided to mint an additional €2 commemorative coin each year with a different national motif on the reverse side. The coin series marking the federal states consists of a total of 16 different €2 coins, each one bearing a unique symbol or building specific to the respective state.

You can find a current list of all of the €2 commerorative coins that have been issued by all of the member states on the website of the European Centralbank.

The first stage of the selection process started in April 2004, involving preliminary discussions with numismatists, designers and experts. The general public was also invited through the mass media to participate in a public tender concerning proposals of motifs (132 tenderers proposed 699 motifs).

Each member state of the euro area issues euro coins featuring the national side. Slovenia selected the following designs for its euro coins: Triglav, constellation of Cancer (Slovenia achieved its independence under the zodiac sign Cancer) and inscription "Oj Triglav moj dom" (O Triglav, my home) Ple?nik's vision of the Slovenian parliament building with the inscription "Katedrala svobode" (Cathedral of freedom)

Until 9:00 pm on 31 December 2006 the ATMs will dispense tolar banknotes, and on 1 January 2007 a few minutes after midnight they will start dispensing €10 and €20 banknotes. ATM function will thus be halted for three hours.

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