Question about Euro coins...

According to Numista there are 1.5 Euro, 2.50 Euro, 3 Euro, 5 Euro, 10 Euro and even 12 Euro coins from many countries in circulation. I've traveld to countries that use Euros, but I have never seen such coins. So what is really going on with those coins? Are they only technicaly circulating coins but people don't use them (like 1 US Dollar coins) or there is a mistake in Numista.

Also, does anybody know if Croatian 25 Kuna coins are in circulation?

Hello! There are only 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Euro cent and 1 and 2 Euro coins used in circulation. I have found official information from ECB here to support my statement: http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/html/index.en.html

Other denominations, for example typical 5 or 10 silver Euro coins issued by many countries, are non-circulating commemorative issues.

I have found an interresting page at ECB with the list of mints of all Eurozone countries: http://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/collect/html/index.en.html

You can see that for example Portugal really mints rather unusual coins such as 1/4 Euro or 2,5 Euro:
https://www.incm.pt/portal/loja_moedas.jsp

But they don't circulate.

Actually they circulate.

I payed by silver 10 euro coins for example.

One has to be more accurate with terms.

In the netherlands you are allowed to pay with the special 5 euro's and 10 cents, change you get them in your change is small. Although not all stores accept them as payment.

Sounds like they are commemoratives that you'll probably pay more for than the coin is worth in face value but also has legal tender status !
Like the new UK £20 coin.

We can change 5 normal euro's for a comm. 5 euro. On internet you only pay shipping costs extra, at webshops they're 3 euro's more than at the postoffices.

In portugal u can pay with these odd denominations too, but i dont see why anyone would, because you pay much more for them in a first place.
I wouldn't expect to get one back as change though.

In many euro countries you can technically pay with these, but most people have never seen one therefore shop assistant too may refuse not knowing what that is.

I always said.....they have legal tender......they are not circulating issues.......

I totally agree with kommodore. Some coins are non-circulating legal tender. There is definition on Wikipedia, for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-circulating_legal_tender

The 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent and the 1 and 2 euro are legal tender in the the countries that are using the euro curency. All the other coins (1 1/4, 2.5, 5, 10, 12 euro) are only legal tender in the country that issues them.

So Dutch 5 euro coin can only be used in the Netherlands.

Quote: PajaSkotAccording to Numista there are 1.5 Euro, 2.50 Euro, 3 Euro, 5 Euro, 10 Euro and even 12 Euro coins from many countries in circulation. I've traveld to countries that use Euros, but I have never seen such coins. So what is really going on with those coins? Are they only technicaly circulating coins but people don't use them (like 1 US Dollar coins) or there is a mistake in Numista.

Also, does anybody know if Croatian 25 Kuna coins are in circulation?

Hi!
Some of Croatian 25 Kuna coins were in circulation till 2004. At the moment nobody is paying with them but if You want, You can still pay with them.
Regards
Kuna

Quote: cyprusalexanderActually they circulate.

I payed by silver 10 euro coins for example.

One has to be more accurate with terms.

Commemorative eurocoins are some expensiver than the coin value itself, in this context it would be fine to get a commemorative coin after a transaction. Fact is that commemorative coins aren't official circulating money, in other words a shop in Holland may not accept them.

You have to be accurate with terms.

Many bus companies do not accept €50, €100, €200 and €500 banknotes OFFICIALLY but no-one states that these notes are no longer legal tender.

I still pay with 5€ and €10 coins in the Netherland as well as with €5 in Finland.