The denominations are fixed: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50, 1 and 2 for coins, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 for bills (although I’ve read the 200 and 500 had ceased production).
Every country can mint coins with bespoke faces, even limites editions, for commemorations and special events. Spain uses the Sagrada Familia for their lower denomination coins and the king’s image for higher, Greece reproduced an ancient dracma in their 1€ coin, Italy as used the Vitruvian Man, France has the Republic in their coins, etc. Enough room for each country to express their roots and values.
That’s interesting, thank you. I have another question, more for curiosity than anything else: Canada got rid of its 0.01 coin – if we became part of the EU, would we have to bring that back?
Assuming Canada would switch to the Euro, yes. You’re referring to Canada also doing something to “block” the scummy x.99 prices, hence eliminating the 0,01 coin, right?
No, we got rid of the $0.01 (called a cent) because it was costing too much money to mint. I think it cost $0.03 to make $0.01, so we just stopped making them in 2013.
I think most of our coins (especially the larger loonie and toonie) cost less to mint than their face value, but I’m not sure of the nickel or the dime. When we were moving to get rid of the penny/cent it was a really big deal, but it hasn’t really changed much in our daily lives since prices (the total on the final bill, not display prices) are now rounded to the nearest 0.05.
That’s an increase of about 19.6% so that would kind of suck. The 2 Euro coin is heavier than the toonie by an even larger margin. Not to mention that we would also have to get rid of quarters and introduce 2 more coins: 0.20 and 0.02.
Same. I wouldn’t mind switching to the Euro, but our coins are really cool and nostalgic for me. It would be nice if there were a way to keep them.
I mean, you get to put whatever on the reverse of the coins.
Well that’s cool, then. I don’t know anything about EU process or regulations.
The denominations are fixed: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50, 1 and 2 for coins, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 for bills (although I’ve read the 200 and 500 had ceased production).
Every country can mint coins with bespoke faces, even limites editions, for commemorations and special events. Spain uses the Sagrada Familia for their lower denomination coins and the king’s image for higher, Greece reproduced an ancient dracma in their 1€ coin, Italy as used the Vitruvian Man, France has the Republic in their coins, etc. Enough room for each country to express their roots and values.
That’s interesting, thank you. I have another question, more for curiosity than anything else: Canada got rid of its 0.01 coin – if we became part of the EU, would we have to bring that back?
Assuming Canada would switch to the Euro, yes. You’re referring to Canada also doing something to “block” the scummy x.99 prices, hence eliminating the 0,01 coin, right?
No, we got rid of the $0.01 (called a cent) because it was costing too much money to mint. I think it cost $0.03 to make $0.01, so we just stopped making them in 2013.
I can’t really recall the exact costs but I know every single coin we mint is more expensive than the value it carries.
I think most of our coins (especially the larger loonie and toonie) cost less to mint than their face value, but I’m not sure of the nickel or the dime. When we were moving to get rid of the penny/cent it was a really big deal, but it hasn’t really changed much in our daily lives since prices (the total on the final bill, not display prices) are now rounded to the nearest 0.05.
The real thing I’d dread is that Euros are heavy as fuck. You have too much change in like half or less the time it takes here.
That’s true, it seems like the loonie is 6.27g and the 1 Euro coin is 7.5g.
That’s an increase of about 19.6% so that would kind of suck. The 2 Euro coin is heavier than the toonie by an even larger margin. Not to mention that we would also have to get rid of quarters and introduce 2 more coins: 0.20 and 0.02.
Huh. I guess some of the extra was just from the higher spending and no tipping while visiting. That makes sense.
Honestly, that wouldn’t bother me. I guess a goose on one of them?