Paying without cash is becoming increasingly popular.
Nevertheless, the EU countries want to put euro coins into circulation on a large scale this year as well.
Collector coins are also in demand.
Cashless payment * is particularly popular in the corona pandemic.
Nonetheless, the euro countries want to put euro
coins
into circulation
on a large scale again
this year
.
This is reported by the German Press Agency (dpa, as of January 3, 2021).
The
European Central Bank (ECB)
has
approved
the
production of coins
with a total volume of
just under two billion euros,
including
collector coins
.
That was less than a year earlier, when the central bank had promised the 19 countries that they would issue new euro coins worth a good 2.1 billion euros with the common currency.
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Euro countries: Producing new coins worth billions - including collector coins
From the coin production planned for next year, a volume of 1,482.9 million
euros is also intended for daily use
, reports dpa further, in addition there are
collector coins
in the amount of 499.3 million euros.
Germany also wants to produce most of the coins in 2021.
The volume of Europe's largest economy amounts to 658 million euros, of which 241 million euros are collector coins.
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1 and 2 cent coins are controversial - some consumers find change a nuisance
The 1 and 2 cent coins have often been discussed in advance
.
Some campaign for their abolition.
Many consumers find them annoying.
“The EU Commission is currently hearing about the 1 and 2 cents.
Our position that small coins should not be abolished corresponds to that of the Federal Minister of Finance, ”said Bundesbank board member Johannes Beermann of the German press agency.
“I am of the opinion that as long as there are prices like 1.98 or 0.99 euros, the small coins will be needed.
And you shouldn't forget: there are people who depend on every penny. "
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