Are you one of these people that constantly moan about the ugly designs of the ‘new’ euro coins and banknotes? Well, this is your chance to help them (the European Central Bank) get it right ! In July 2015, the nineteen ‘full members’ of the Euro Zone area will jointly issue a commemorative euro coin…
The 2 cent euro coin (€0.02) has a value of one-hundredth of a euro and is composed of copper-covered steel. The coins of every Euro country have a common reverse and each has a country-specific (national) obverse. The coin has been used since 2002 and was not redesigned in 2007 as was the case with…
Rules regarding the issue of €2 commemorative coins Thus far, the Central Bank of Ireland has resisted the urge to ‘optionally’ issue commemorative €2 coins as per their statutory allowance. This is not true of many of our continental cousins in the Euro Zone who, it seems, have taken up their options with increasing zeal…
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