Value | 1 euro |
---|---|
Mass | 7.5 g |
Diameter | 23.25 mm |
Thickness | 2.33 mm |
Edge | Alternating segments, three smooth, three finely ribbed |
Composition | Outer segment: nickel brass. Inner segment: three layers: copper-nickel, nickel and copper-nickel. |
Years of minting | 2002–present (from 1999 only for France, Finland, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands; from 2001 only for Monaco) |
Obverse | |
Design | Numerous variations, see below. |
Designer | Various |
Design date | Various |
Reverse | |
Design | Map of Europe with the denomination shown in Latin characters |
Designer | Luc Luycx |
Design date | 2007 |
Design | Map of the 15 EU countries of 1999 with the denomination shown in Latin characters |
Designer | Luc Luycx |
Design date | 1999 |
Design discontinued | 2007 (still in circulation as of 2024[update]) |
The 1 euro coin (€1) is a euro coin with a value of one euro. It is made of two alloys: the inner part of cupronickel, the outer part of nickel brass. All coins have a common reverse side and country-specific national sides. The coin has been used since 2002, with the present common side design dating from 2007.
As of July 2019, there were approximately 7.5 billion one-euro coins in circulation, constituting 25.3% of all circulated euro coins by value and 5.6% by quantity.[2]