<H1><CENTER>Euro Countries w/Coin Status</CENTER></H1>
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<TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Country</B></FONT></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Coinage</B></FONT></TD>
<TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Notes</B></FONT></TD>
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<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Austria</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Belgium</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Finland</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">France</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Germany</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Greece</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Ireland</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD><TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Italy</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD > <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Luxemburg</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD > <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Monaco</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2001</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Netherlands</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Portugal</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">San Marino</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Slovenia</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2007</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Spain</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Vatican</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2002</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><b> </b></FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Bulgaria</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2011/2012</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Cyprus</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2008</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Czech Republic</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </b> </FONT></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Estonia</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2008</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Inflation concerns</FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Hungary</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2010+</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Budget concerns</FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Latvia</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2009</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Inflation concerns</FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Lithuania</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2009</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>Inflation concerns</FONT></B></TD> </TR>


<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Malta</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2008</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Poland</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Romania</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2014</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </FONT></B></TD> </TR>

<TR VALIGN="bottom"> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial">Slovakia</FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B>2009</B></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#33FF99 ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Arial"><B> </FONT></B></TD> </TR>


</Table><I> <BR>Last Updated on 2/03/2007 <BR></FONT></I> </BODY> </HTML>

CoinWorld had a really nice set of articles about a few of the happenings with new countries coming on board with Euros. A lot of the info was new to me and so I decided to make this chart. Hope you find it useful.

Please let me know if updates are needed.

Czech, Poland, Slovakia...

Hello ART. In the yelow list you forget GREECE

Thanks. The book I was using didn't list Greece. I've updated the table.

Cyprus please.

Christian

Consider the bright side: You'll get Czech bimets, Polish bimets, Slovakian bimets ...

But there will be a couple of years until it actually comes to that. CZ and PL will certainly not introduce the euro any time soon. These two, and Hungary, are the only new member states that have not joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism. Besides, the collector coins will still be different from country to country, since they are not actually used for payments.

Christian

Fixed. I don't know how that happened.

Some of the potential designs they showed in CoinWorld are outstanding.

Don't get CoinWorld but yes, some designs are promising. Others are a little boring, particularly those that basically use the same design for each denomination. The "new" EU countries that take part in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM-II) have all chosen their euro designs (or design themes) already:

Cyprus (themes)
http://www.centralbank.gov.cy/nqcontent.cf...id=2775&lang=en

Estonia (designs)
http://www.eestipank.info/pub/en/majandus/...vand2/hara.html

Latvia (themes)
http://www.bank.lv/eng/main/lvnaud/latnaud/index.php?37226

Lithuania (designs)
http://www.lb.lt/eng/banknotes/coins_eur.html

Malta (themes)
http://mfin.gov.mt/page.aspx?site=NECC&page=coinconsultation

Slovakia (designs)
http://www.nbs.sk/PRESS/PLAGAT_A_3.PDF

Slovenia (designs)
http://www.bsi.si/html/eng/projects/euro/index.html

Slovenia will not have any big problems meeting its euro schedule; the country can probably introduce the euro cash on 1 January. Lithuania and particularly Estonia may have to wait due to their high inflation rates, but of course this is also a political issue. The others won't join in 2007 anyway.

Another place that may issue euro coins in the future is Andorra. The country is not an EU member but uses the euro. The government is basically interested in coming to a monetary agreement with the EU, similar to those that Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican have. That would allow Andorra to mint a certain contingent of euro coins (see http://www.andorra.be/fr/index.htm - "ANDORRE ET L'UE" section). But I don't think this has a very high priority, neither for Andorra nor for the European Union, so it may take quite a while.

Christian

Also, the "maps" on the common sides of the euro and cent coins currently show the European Union as it was before the May 2004 enlargement. The EU decided in 2005 that the new map will simply show Europe, regardless of which countries are in the currency union or the European Union (see http://coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=5651 ). This is what, for example, the 1 euro and 10 cent coins will look like:



However, the new designs will not be used until the first new member state introduces the euro. The current euro countries are not obliged to "switch maps" at the same time, but it would make sense to do so ...

Christian

On the green list. United Kingdom, Danmark and Sweden ??
They are not yet euro countries but ...., they are EU countries.

Adding Denmark and the UK does not make sense; the two countries opted out. (The odd thing is that the Danish krone is "tied" to the euro via ERM-II, and with an even narrower fluctuation band than any of the other currencies.) Sweden is a slightly different case - the country can not actually opt out (since it joined the EU after the Maastricht Trea