Editing Euro coins (section)

==History==
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{{main|History of the euro}}
The [[euro]] came into existence on 1 January 1999.<ref name="Introduction">{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/intro/html/index.en.html |title=ECB: Introduction|work=ECB|date=12 November 2020}}</ref> It had been a goal of the [[European Union]] (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s.<ref name="Introduction"/> The [[Maastricht Treaty]] entered into force in 1993 with the goal of creating [[economic and monetary union]] by 1999 for all [[Member States of the European Union|EU states]] except the United Kingdom and Denmark (even though Denmark has a fixed exchange rate policy with the euro).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.ft.com/euro/FT3O9H0O2PC.html |title=FT.com – The history of the euro |work=Financial Times |date=21 May 2002 |access-date=13 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510194748/http://specials.ft.com/euro/FT3O9H0O2PC.html |archive-date=May 10, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1999, the currency was born virtually and in 2002 notes and coins began to circulate.<ref name="Introduction"/> It rapidly replaced the former [[Currencies of the European Union|national currencies]] and the [[Enlargement of the eurozone|eurozone has since expanded]] further to some [[Enlargement of the European Union|newer EU states]].<ref name="Introduction"/> In 2009 the [[Lisbon Treaty]] formalised its political authority, the [[Eurogroup]], alongside the [[European Central Bank]].<ref name="Eurogroup history">{{cite web | url=http://eurozone.europa.eu/eurogroup/history/ | title=History of the Eurogroup – Eurozone | publisher=eurozone.europa.eu | work=Eurogroup | access-date=2 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715083610/http://www.eurozone.europa.eu/eurogroup/history/ | archive-date=2013-07-15 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2004, [[€2 commemorative coins]] were allowed to be minted in six states.<ref name="ECB 2004 commemorative coinage">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2004.en.html | title=ECB: 2004 | work=ECB | access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> By 2007, all states but [[France]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] and the [[Netherlands]] had minted a commemorative issue<ref>
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/france_en.htm |title=France – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/ireland_en.htm |title=Ireland – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/netherlands_en.htm |title=The Netherlands – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> and the [[€2 commemorative coins#2007 commonly issued coin|first eurozone-wide commemorative coin]] was issued to celebrate 50&nbsp;years of the [[Treaty of Rome]].<ref name="ECB 2007 commemorative coinage">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2007.en.html | title=ECB: 2007 | work=ECB | access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> In 2009, the [[€2 commemorative coin#2009 commonly issued coin|second eurozone-wide issue of a 2-euro commemorative coin]] was issued, celebrating ten years of the [[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union|Economic and Monetary Union]] (EMU).<ref name="ECB 2009 commemorative coinage">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2009.en.html | title=ECB: 2009 | work=ECB | access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[€2 commemorative coin#2012 commonly issued coin|third eurozone-wide issue of a 2-euro commemorative coin]] was issued, celebrating 10&nbsp;years of euro coins and [[Euro banknotes|notes]].<ref name="ECB 2012 commemorative coinage">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/comm_2012.en.html | title=ECB: 2012 | work=ECB | access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref> [[Cyprus]] did not independently issue a €2&nbsp;commemorative coin until 2017.<ref>
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/cyprus_en.htm |title=Cyprus – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/estonia_en.htm |title=Estonia – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/ireland_en.htm |title=Ireland – European Commission |work=European Commission |access-date=2 July 2013}}</ref>

As the [[Member state of the European Union|EU's membership]] has since expanded in [[2004 enlargement of the European Union|2004]], [[2007 enlargement of the European Union|2007]] and [[2013 enlargement of the European Union|2013]],<ref>
*{{cite web |url=http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/enlargement/2004_and_2007_enlargement/e50017_en.htm |title=The 2004 enlargement: the challenge of a 25-member EU |publisher=europa.eu |work=EUROPA |access-date=2 July 2013 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.eu2007.de/en/About_the_EU/Enlargement_Process/index.html |title=EU2007.de – Continuing the enlargement process |work=EU2007.de |access-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090715051746/http%3A//www.eu2007.de/en/About_the_EU/Enlargement_Process/index.html |archive-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=usurped }}
* {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/01/croatia-latest-member-eu-periphery |title=Croatia has become the latest member of the EU periphery |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |author=Stiks, Igor }}</ref> with [[Enlargement of the European Union|further expansions envisaged]], the common face of all euro coins from the value of 10c and above were redesigned in 2007 to show a new map.<ref name="Common side specification"/>

[[Slovenia]] joined the [[eurozone]] in 2007, [[Cyprus]] and [[Malta]] joined in 2008, [[Slovakia]] in 2009, [[Estonia]] in 2011, [[Latvia]] in 2014, [[Lithuania]] in 2015 and [[Croatia]] in 2023, introducing eight more national-side designs.<ref name="Interactive map of eurozone">{{cite web |url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html |title=Our money |date=12 December 2022 |publisher=[[European Central Bank]] |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

[[Andorra]] started minting coins in 2014, so by 2023 there are 24 countries with their own national sides in circulation.

[[Bulgaria]] is the last EU member state to announce its [[Bulgarian euro coins|national design]]. The design of the euro coins was officially chosen by the [[Bulgarian National Bank]] in November 2023<ref name="BGcoins2">{{Cite web |date=17 November 2023 |title=The design of future Bulgarian euro coins has been approved |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/101909237/the-design-of-future-bulgarian-euro-coins-has-been-approved |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Radio Bulgaria}}</ref> and approved by the Council of the EU in February 2024.<ref name="BGcoinsApproved">{{cite web |date=12 February 2024 |title=Press release (12 February 2024) |url=https://bnb.bg/AboutUs/PressOffice/POPressReleases/POPRDate/PR_20240212_EN |access-date=18 February 2024 |publisher=Bulgarian National Bank}}</ref> The minting of the coins in the necessary quantities will start shortly after the Council of the EU approves Bulgaria to adopt the euro, so that they can be put into circulation from the date of introduction of the euro in Bulgaria.<ref name="BGcoinsApproved2">{{cite web |date=12 February 2024 |title=Press release (12 February 2024) |url=https://bnb.bg/AboutUs/PressOffice/POPressReleases/POPRDate/PR_20240212_EN |access-date=18 February 2024 |publisher=Bulgarian National Bank}}</ref>