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The Eurozone Started Using The Euro on January 1st 2002:
On new year's day 2002, all 12 members of the Eurozone started using Euro notes and Euro coins for cash transactions. None of the old, legacy coins or notes are now still in circulation. We have uncirculated sets of Euro coins from each of the twelve member countries available in stock now for immediate delivery. Our photographs illustrate the two Euro coins from each country in addition to the common EU reverse side.

Countries & Designs:
Each country is free to use their own designs on the obverse of each coin, providing it meets certain criteria. Different countries have obviously taken different views about this. Most countries have produced three different designs, one each for the bi-colored, silver colored, and copper colored coins. Some countries have produced better or more imaginative designs than others. Austria Greece and Italy have done a great job, and produced eight different designs, one for each coin value. Finland, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain have each used three different designs; of these we like the French best, and Finland have produced different designs for the two higher valued coins, but the six remaining coins all share the same design. Luxembourg also produced three different designs, but these are all similar except for the placement of the word "Lëtzebuerg". The Netherlands has only used two designs, while Belgium and Ireland rather disappointingly have used just one design for all eight coins. Whether this is to avoid confusing the natives, we do not know!