Decision (EU) 2019/2231 of the European Central Bank of 10 December 2019 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2020 (ECB/2019/40)

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2019/2231
• Articles: 4

Article 1 Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply:

(a)

‘volume of coin issuance’ means volume of coin issuance as defined in point 3 of Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/2332 (ECB/2015/43);

(b)

‘circulation coins’ means circulation coins as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014  ( 2 ) ;

(c)

‘collector coins’ means collector coins as defined in point 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 651/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 3 ) .

Article 2 Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2020

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the euro area Member States in 2020 as set out in the following table:

Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2020

Circulation coins

Collector coins

(not intended for circulation)

Volume of coin issuance

(EUR million)

(EUR million)

(EUR million)

Belgium

59,0

1,0

60,0

Germany

412,0

209,0

621,0

Estonia

10,1

0,3

10,4

Ireland

10,5

0,5

11,0

Greece

119,1

0,7

119,8

Spain

357,3

30,0

387,3

France

224,0

50,0

274,0

Italy

174,0

2,7

176,7

Cyprus

12,0

0,1

12,1

Latvia

8,3

0,2

8,5

Lithuania

22,0

0,7

22,7

Luxembourg

14,6

1,0

15,6

Malta

9,4

0,2

9,6

Netherlands

17,0

3,0

20,0

Austria

71,5

153,5

225,0

Portugal

61,1

2,1

63,2

Slovenia

23,0

1,0

24,0

Slovakia

19,0

1,2

20,2

Finland

15,0

10,0

25,0

Article 3 Taking effect

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.

Article 4 Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the euro area Member States.