Articles 4, 5 and 6 and Article 9(2):
(a)
shall not apply to circulation coins which have been issued or produced prior to 19 June 2012;
(b)
shall, during a transitional period ending on 20 June 2062, not apply to the designs that were already legally in use on circulation coins on 19 June 2012.
Circulation coins that have been issued or produced during the transitional period may remain legal tender without limit in time.
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CitationArticle 11 of Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)