What's the equivalent of a Euro "cent"?
Sep 17th 2003, 7:50 am
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Re: What's the equivalent of a Euro "cent"?
Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:
>
(snip)
> > Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins
> > that exactly match, say, the UK pound?
>
> The UK would regard them as counterfeit and go to war. But none of that is
> happening in the Eurozone. Some territories have the official right to mint
> Euros, some others use them passively. But none mint any without
> permission.
>
> Regards
>
IIRC the English 5p coin used to be exactly the same size and weight as
a German 1DM coin,
and worked in cigarette machines.
Tom
> --
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> Atomkerne stiegen langsam über den Horizont und brachten es fertig, klein
> kalt und ein wenig feucht auszusehen.
>
(snip)
> > Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins
> > that exactly match, say, the UK pound?
>
> The UK would regard them as counterfeit and go to war. But none of that is
> happening in the Eurozone. Some territories have the official right to mint
> Euros, some others use them passively. But none mint any without
> permission.
>
> Regards
>
IIRC the English 5p coin used to be exactly the same size and weight as
a German 1DM coin,
and worked in cigarette machines.
Tom
> --
> Mehrere Billionen Trillionen Tonnen superheißer explodierender Wasserstoff-
> Atomkerne stiegen langsam über den Horizont und brachten es fertig, klein
> kalt und ein wenig feucht auszusehen.
Sep 17th 2003, 7:55 am
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"Sjoerd" <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> There are 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-cent coins.
>There are also 100 and 200 cent coins. :-)
Only for the wealthy.
PB
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>> There are 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 20- and 50-cent coins.
>There are also 100 and 200 cent coins. :-)
Only for the wealthy.
PB
Sep 17th 2003, 7:57 am
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"Thomas Peel" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:
> >
> (snip)
> > > Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins
> > > that exactly match, say, the UK pound?
> >
> > The UK would regard them as counterfeit and go to war. But none of that is
> > happening in the Eurozone. Some territories have the official right to mint
> > Euros, some others use them passively. But none mint any without
> > permission.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> IIRC the English 5p coin used to be exactly the same size and weight as
> a German 1DM coin,
> and worked in cigarette machines.
and sometimes in ticket machines
Oops
tim
> Tom
> > --
> > Mehrere Billionen Trillionen Tonnen superheißer explodierender Wasserstoff-
> > Atomkerne stiegen langsam über den Horizont und brachten es fertig, klein
> > kalt und ein wenig feucht auszusehen.
> Wolfgang Schwanke schrieb:
> >
> (snip)
> > > Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins
> > > that exactly match, say, the UK pound?
> >
> > The UK would regard them as counterfeit and go to war. But none of that is
> > happening in the Eurozone. Some territories have the official right to mint
> > Euros, some others use them passively. But none mint any without
> > permission.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> IIRC the English 5p coin used to be exactly the same size and weight as
> a German 1DM coin,
> and worked in cigarette machines.
and sometimes in ticket machines
Oops
tim
> Tom
> > --
> > Mehrere Billionen Trillionen Tonnen superheißer explodierender Wasserstoff-
> > Atomkerne stiegen langsam über den Horizont und brachten es fertig, klein
> > kalt und ein wenig feucht auszusehen.
Sep 17th 2003, 8:48 am
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> (It's "euro", not "euros", BTW.)
Officially that's true, but as you say, each country is putting its own
gloss on the official position - and no harm in that.
Strange, however, that in French, where "Euro" and "Euros" are pronounced
identically, the plural officially has an "s", whereas in English, where
they are obviously pronounced differently, the official plural is the
ungrammatical "Euro".
Everyone tends to say "Euros" in English.
Jonathan
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> (It's "euro", not "euros", BTW.)
Officially that's true, but as you say, each country is putting its own
gloss on the official position - and no harm in that.
Strange, however, that in French, where "Euro" and "Euros" are pronounced
identically, the plural officially has an "s", whereas in English, where
they are obviously pronounced differently, the official plural is the
ungrammatical "Euro".
Everyone tends to say "Euros" in English.
Jonathan
Sep 17th 2003, 10:10 am
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"tile" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> the 5 euro coin is not a commemorative coin
> it is part of the set issued this year of san marino euro
In Austria we have lots of 5, 10, 20 Euro silver coins but they are only
valid in Austria. (They are not used for paying but you could exchange them
at banks! - Some countries have just tradition in issuing silver and golden
coins!) Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5, 10,
20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
Another thing is that the 500 EUR-note was never issued in Portugal but it
is legal tender there!
lg Gernot
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> the 5 euro coin is not a commemorative coin
> it is part of the set issued this year of san marino euro
In Austria we have lots of 5, 10, 20 Euro silver coins but they are only
valid in Austria. (They are not used for paying but you could exchange them
at banks! - Some countries have just tradition in issuing silver and golden
coins!) Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5, 10,
20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
Another thing is that the 500 EUR-note was never issued in Portugal but it
is legal tender there!
lg Gernot
Sep 17th 2003, 10:58 am
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Lizard writes:
> i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three euros,
> fifty _____" cents?
It depends on the country, but "three euro fifty" is pretty standard
(euro does not take an s in the plural in English, and neither does
cent, when it refers to euro cent).
> is there another word for it? or do they say "three
> and a half euros" or "three point five euros"?
These are acceptable.
> What about the denominations? are there pennies, nickels,
> dimes, and quarters?
No, those are specific to the USA and/or the UK.
Usually you just say ten-cent piece, five-cent piece, etc.
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> i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three euros,
> fifty _____" cents?
It depends on the country, but "three euro fifty" is pretty standard
(euro does not take an s in the plural in English, and neither does
cent, when it refers to euro cent).
> is there another word for it? or do they say "three
> and a half euros" or "three point five euros"?
These are acceptable.
> What about the denominations? are there pennies, nickels,
> dimes, and quarters?
No, those are specific to the USA and/or the UK.
Usually you just say ten-cent piece, five-cent piece, etc.
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Sep 17th 2003, 12:07 pm
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> Lizard writes:
> > What about the denominations? are there pennies, nickels,
> > dimes, and quarters?
Most countries use roughly logarithmically spaced coin values: 1, 2, 5, 10,
20, 50, 100, .... Each value is roughly twice the next smaller one. It
takes fewer of these coins to reach many exact values than with the USA and
Canadian progression of 1, 5, 10, 25 [larger value coins not circulated in
the USA].
> > What about the denominations? are there pennies, nickels,
> > dimes, and quarters?
Most countries use roughly logarithmically spaced coin values: 1, 2, 5, 10,
20, 50, 100, .... Each value is roughly twice the next smaller one. It
takes fewer of these coins to reach many exact values than with the USA and
Canadian progression of 1, 5, 10, 25 [larger value coins not circulated in
the USA].
Sep 17th 2003, 1:10 pm
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In message <[email protected]>, tile
<[email protected]> writes
> the 5 euro coin is not a commemorative coin
>it is part of the set issued this year of san marino euro
Nevertheless, only 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent and 1 and 2 euro coins are
valid in all the euro-using countries. Plenty of countries have issued
5, 10, 20 etc. euro coins, (Spain even issues 12 euro coins!) but they
are treated as commemoratives and are only valid in the country that
issues them.
>by the way
>I was lucky enough to find a Monaco coin..
>they are in circulation...
If I remember correctly, Monaco coins are issued in some direct
proportion to the number of French coins issued, so they are reasonably
common in circulation. The Vatican is only authorised to issue a little
over 600,000 euros worth of coins each year (twice as much in Holy Years
and Sede Vacante years, and seeing how the Pope looked in Slovakia last
week I imagine we'll be having one of those before long...), so it's
extremely unlikely you'll ever find any of them in circulation!
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<[email protected]> writes
> the 5 euro coin is not a commemorative coin
>it is part of the set issued this year of san marino euro
Nevertheless, only 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent and 1 and 2 euro coins are
valid in all the euro-using countries. Plenty of countries have issued
5, 10, 20 etc. euro coins, (Spain even issues 12 euro coins!) but they
are treated as commemoratives and are only valid in the country that
issues them.
>by the way
>I was lucky enough to find a Monaco coin..
>they are in circulation...
If I remember correctly, Monaco coins are issued in some direct
proportion to the number of French coins issued, so they are reasonably
common in circulation. The Vatican is only authorised to issue a little
over 600,000 euros worth of coins each year (twice as much in Holy Years
and Sede Vacante years, and seeing how the Pope looked in Slovakia last
week I imagine we'll be having one of those before long...), so it's
extremely unlikely you'll ever find any of them in circulation!
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Sep 17th 2003, 3:43 pm
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Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5, 10,
> 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
Not quite true. The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
tender in Finland.
(Finland sees itself as setting an example for the other Euro countries.
Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
cheers,
Henry
> Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5, 10,
> 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
Not quite true. The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
tender in Finland.
(Finland sees itself as setting an example for the other Euro countries.
Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
cheers,
Henry
Sep 17th 2003, 4:29 pm
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"Miguel Cruz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Lizard <[email protected]> wrote:
> > i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three
euros,
> > fifty _____" cents? is there another word for it? or do they say
"three
> > and a half euros" or "three point five euros"? What about the
> > denominations? are there pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters?
> The euro equivalent of a cent is called a "cent".
> For pictures of all the coins go here:
That sounds like France. In Italy it is called centesimo, and there is a
plural form as there is not for Euro. Those 1 centesimo pieces are hard to
find these days.
I saw both 1 and 2 Euro coins in a coin shop last week for Euro 15 each,
from Monaco.
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O%[email protected]...> Lizard <[email protected]> wrote:
> > i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three
euros,
> > fifty _____" cents? is there another word for it? or do they say
"three
> > and a half euros" or "three point five euros"? What about the
> > denominations? are there pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters?
> The euro equivalent of a cent is called a "cent".
> For pictures of all the coins go here:
That sounds like France. In Italy it is called centesimo, and there is a
plural form as there is not for Euro. Those 1 centesimo pieces are hard to
find these days.
I saw both 1 and 2 Euro coins in a coin shop last week for Euro 15 each,
from Monaco.
Sep 17th 2003, 6:35 pm
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"Henry" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> > issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5,
10,
> > 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
> Not quite true.
Sorry, you're right.
> The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
> Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
> tender in Finland.
IMO they are legal tender there but not in use. So that's ending up in your
expression anyway.
> (Finland sees itself as setting an example for the other Euro countries.
> Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
And things are a few cents more expensive on the other hand.
lg Gernot
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> Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> > issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5,
10,
> > 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
> Not quite true.
Sorry, you're right.
> The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
> Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
> tender in Finland.
IMO they are legal tender there but not in use. So that's ending up in your
expression anyway.
> (Finland sees itself as setting an example for the other Euro countries.
> Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
And things are a few cents more expensive on the other hand.
lg Gernot
Sep 17th 2003, 6:46 pm
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Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Henry" <[email protected]> schrieb:
>> Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
> And things are a few cents more expensive on the other hand.
Let the games begin.
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> "Henry" <[email protected]> schrieb:
>> Life is so much simpler without those silly low-value coins. ha ha.)
> And things are a few cents more expensive on the other hand.
Let the games begin.
miguel
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Sep 17th 2003, 7:05 pm
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:10:41 GMT, Lizard wrote:
> i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three euros,
> fifty _____" cents? is there another word for it? or do they say "three
> and a half euros" or "three point five euros"? What about the
> denominations? are there pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters?
The only denomination of the Euro is the cent, or more correctly the "Euro
cent".
You'd say "three euros fifty" or "three fifty" or "three euros and fifty
cents" or variations on that theme.
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If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
> i.e., if something costs 3,50euro, how would you say this? "three euros,
> fifty _____" cents? is there another word for it? or do they say "three
> and a half euros" or "three point five euros"? What about the
> denominations? are there pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters?
The only denomination of the Euro is the cent, or more correctly the "Euro
cent".
You'd say "three euros fifty" or "three fifty" or "three euros and fifty
cents" or variations on that theme.
--
Tim.
If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.
Sep 17th 2003, 10:22 pm
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Following up to Miguel Cruz
>Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins that
>exactly match, say, the UK pound? What if they only have half the value?
we send a gunboat :-)
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>Incidentally, what happens if my little country decides to mint coins that
>exactly match, say, the UK pound? What if they only have half the value?
we send a gunboat :-)
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Sep 17th 2003, 10:25 pm
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Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Henry" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1g1gyds.9p5tccswc64gN%[email protected]...
> > Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> > > issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5,
> 10,
> > > 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
> >
> > Not quite true.
>
> Sorry, you're right.
>
> > The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
> > Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
> > tender in Finland.
>
> IMO they are legal tender there but not in use.
Sorry--I repeat, not legal tender. You simply cannot spend these coins;
according to Finnish law, merchants, etc. are not obligated to accept
them, and no one will.
cheers,
Henry
> "Henry" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1g1gyds.9p5tccswc64gN%[email protected]...
> > Gernot Egger <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Legal tender in all Euro-countries are just the notes and coins
> > > issued by the ECB. (coins: 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,20, 0,50, 1, 2, 5,
> 10,
> > > 20, 50, 100, 200, 500)
> >
> > Not quite true.
>
> Sorry, you're right.
>
> > The one cent and two cent coins are not issued in
> > Finland; consequently, those issued elsewhere are not accepted as legal
> > tender in Finland.
>
> IMO they are legal tender there but not in use.
Sorry--I repeat, not legal tender. You simply cannot spend these coins;
according to Finnish law, merchants, etc. are not obligated to accept
them, and no one will.
cheers,
Henry
