LegalizeDecision (EU) 2020/1997 of the European Central Bank of 24 November 2020 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2021 (ECB/2020/57)
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 ([^E0001]);
- (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 ([^E0002]).
Article 2
Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2021
The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the euro area Member States in 2021 as set out in the following table:
| (million EUR) | (million EUR) | (million EUR) | (million EUR) |
| Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2021 | Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2021 | Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2021 | |
| Circulation coins | Collector coins (not intended for circulation) | Volume of coin issuance | |
| Belgium | 33,0 | 1,0 | 34,0 |
| Germany | 417,0 | 241,0 | 658,0 |
| Estonia | 10,4 | 0,3 | 10,7 |
| Ireland | 25,8 | 0,5 | 26,3 |
| Greece | 99,5 | 3,6 | 103,1 |
| Spain | 291,5 | 30,0 | 321,5 |
| France | 243,0 | 50,0 | 293,0 |
| Italy | 169,3 | 2,7 | 172,0 |
| Cyprus | 11,0 | 0,1 | 11,1 |
| Latvia | 10,6 | 0,2 | 10,8 |
| Lithuania | 20,0 | 0,6 | 20,6 |
| Luxembourg | 14,7 | 0,4 | 15,1 |
| Malta | 8,2 | 0,3 | 8,5 |
| Netherlands | 50,0 | 0,1 | 50,1 |
| Austria | 62,5 | 153,5 | 216,0 |
| Portugal | 31,5 | 2,0 | 33,5 |
| Slovenia | 21,0 | 1,0 | 22,0 |
| Slovakia | 16,0 | 2,0 | 18,0 |
| Finland | 15,0 | 10,0 | 25,0 |
| Total | 1 482,9 | 499,3 | 1 982,2 |
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.
[^E0001]: Council Regulation (EU) No 729/2014 of 24 June 2014 on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 194, 2.7.2014, p. 1).
[^E0002]: Regulation (EU) No 651/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the issuance of euro coins (OJ L 201, 27.7.2012, p. 135).
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