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If Euro is not your currency, you can learn more about it by clicking on the link "the Euro" where you will also find useful information on currency exchange.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Currency can be changed at banks and ATMs. Normal bank opening times are Monday to Friday, 8.30am-1.30pm and 2.30-3.30pm. Money can also be changed in the many exchange bureaus or at the post offices. It is advisable to find out what the commission is before proceeding with the transaction.
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COINAGE
Euro coinage comes in the following denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents and 1 and 2 euro. The coins are different in size, mass, material, colour, thickness and the kind of edge, in order to make them more easily recognizable by those with impaired sight.
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On the reverse (common) side of the 1, 2 and 5 cent coins there is a map symbolizing Europe's geographical position in the world.
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On the reverse side of the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins there is a map depicting the European Union as a group of individual nations.
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On the reverse side of the 1 and 2 euro coins the same group of nations is depicted as a unit, without national boundaries, to symbolize the unity of the Union.
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2 euro
Diameter (mm): 25.75
Thickness (mm): 1.95
Mass (g): 8.50
Shape: round
Colour: white outer, yellow inner
Composition: outer: copper and nickel; inner: three layers comprising nickel/brass, nickel, nickel-brass
Edge: finely milled with inscription
1 euro
Diameter (mm): 23.25
Thickness (mm): 2.125
Mass (g): 7.50
Shape: round
Colour: yellow outer; white inner
Composition: outer: nickel-brass; inner: three layers comprising copper-nickel, nickel, copper-nickel
Edge: milled intermittently
50 cents
Diameter (mm): 24.25
Thickness (mm): 1.88
Mass (g): 7.80
Shape: round
Colour: yellow
Composition: Nordic gold (copper alloy)
Edge: scalloped (fine ribbing)
20 cents
Diameter (mm): 22.25
Thickness (mm): 1.63
Mass (g): 5.74
Shape: ‘Spanish flower' (seven indentations)
Colour: yellow
Composition: Nordic gold (copper alloy)
Edge: smooth
10 cents
Diameter (mm): 19.75
Thickness (mm): 1.51
Mass (g): 4.10
Shape: round
Colour: yellow
Composition: Nordic gold (copper alloy)
Edge: scalloped (fine ribbing)
5 cents
Diameter (mm): 21.25
Thickness (mm): 1.36
Mass (g): 3.92
Shape: round
Colour: reddish
Composition: steel covered with copper
Edge: smooth
2 cents
Diameter (mm): 18.75
Thickness (mm): 1.36
Mass (g): 3.06
Shape: round
Colour: reddish
Composition: steel covered with copper
Edge: smooth with groove
1 cent
Diameter (mm): 16.25
Thickness (mm): 1.36
Mass (g): 2.30
Shape: round
Colour: reddish
Composition: steel covered with copper
Edge: smooth
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