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Belgium mints collectors' coins issues in very low quantities; some of the coins disappear from the market a few weeks after release. Typically, the majority of the coins have a face value of €10 or €100. In recent years, coins with face value €12.50, €20, €250 and €50 have also been minted.
The euro came into existence on 1 January 1999. [2] It had been a goal of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s. [2] The Maastricht Treaty entered into force in 1993 with the goal of creating economic and monetary union by 1999 for all EU states except the United Kingdom and Denmark (even though Denmark has a fixed exchange rate policy with the euro).
The Monnaie de Paris in Pessac is the exclusive producer of French euro coins. [16] It also mints Monégasque euro coins [17] and alternates with the Spanish Royal Mint for the production of Andorran euro coins. [18] It has also minted Greek euro coins, [12] Luxembourg euro coins, [13] and Maltese euro coins. [19] [20]
Euro proof sets are proof sets of the coins of the Euro. Proof coins were originally coins minted to test the dies used in the coin minting process and to archive sets of coins minted every year. Modern proof sets are minted in higher numbers and are sold to the public and numismatists for collecting.
The 10 euro cent coin (€0.10) has a value of one tenth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic gold. All euro coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007.
Greek euro coins dated 2002 without these mint marks were produced in Athens, Greece. All Greek euro coins bear the standard Greek mint mark symbol of the Athens mint. Greece (2002–present) Athens Stylised acanthus leaf: Italy: Rome R: Letter: Lithuania: Vilnius Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuanian Mint House, LMK) logo: Luxembourg (2002–2004)
The 1 euro coin (€1) is a euro coin with a value of one euro. It is made of two alloys: the inner part of cupronickel, the outer part of nickel brass. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007.
Spanish euro coins feature three different designs for each of the three series of coins. The minor series of 1, 2, and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos, and the two major coins feature the portrait of King Felipe VI of Spain .