1 euro coin

1 euro
Value1 euro
Mass7.5 g
Diameter23.25 mm
Thickness2.33 mm
EdgeAlternating segments, three smooth, three finely ribbed
CompositionOuter segment: nickel brass.
Inner segment: three layers: copper-nickel, nickel and copper-nickel.
Years of minting2002–present (from 1999 only for France, Finland, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands; from 2001 only for Monaco)
Obverse
DesignNumerous variations, see below.
DesignerVarious
Design dateVarious
Reverse
DesignMap of Europe with the denomination shown in Latin characters
DesignerLuc Luycx
Design date2007
DesignMap of the 15 EU countries of 1999 with the denomination shown in Latin characters
DesignerLuc Luycx
Design date1999
Design discontinued2007 (still in circulation as of 2024)

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][3]

  1. ^ Institutions and the members of the Eurozone
  2. ^ "2.1 Quantities - 2.Euro coins - Banknotes and coins statistics - ECB/Eurosystem policy - Reports - ECB Statistical Data Warehouse". sdw.ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. ^ "2.2 Values - 2.Euro coins - Banknotes and coins statistics - ECB/Eurosystem policy - Reports - ECB Statistical Data Warehouse". sdw.ecb.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-26.

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