Euro coins Euro coins There are eight euro coin denominations, ranging from one cent to two euros (the euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use in 2002. They have a common reverse, portraying a map of Europe, but each country in the eurozone has its own design on the obverse, which means that each coin has a variety of different designs in circulation at once. Four European microstates which use the euro as their currency also have the right to mint coins with their own designs on the obverse side. The coins, and various commemorative coins,
Cash (Chinese coin) are: Trial coins with "Fujian Sheng Zao" (), "Min Sheng Tong Yong" (), and a "Fujian Tong Bao" with a reverse inscribed with "Er Wen Sheng Zao" () were also cast, but never circulated. The earliest standard denominations of cash coins were theoretically based on the weight of the coin and were as follows: The most common denominations were the ½ tael () and the 5 zhū () coins, the latter being the most common coin denomination in Chinese history. From the Zhou to the Tang dynasty the word "quán" (泉) was commonly used to refer to cash coins however