Language and the euro a final "-o" (like "euro" from "Europa"), other linguists, like Ramón d'Andrés, defend the spelling "euro". Bulgarian uses Cyrillic. The current design of euro banknotes, except for the "new" €5, €10, €20, €50, and upcoming €100 banknotes, has the word "euro" written in Latin and Greek alphabets. The 2013 design of the € 5 banknote introduced Cyrillic, adopting the spelling ЕВРО, as described below. When Bulgaria issues Euro coins, if the Greek model is followed, the alternative spelling will go on the national (obverse) side. In popular Bulgarian usage the currency is referred to as евро and, less often, (from
Greek euro coins Greek mint mark. For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins. The following table shows the mintage quantity for all Greek euro coins, per denomination, per year (the numbers are represented in millions). In 2001, the Bank of Greece issued starter kits for the introduction of the Euro. Greece has a good collection of euro commemorative coins, mainly in silver although a few coins have also been minted in gold. Their face value range from €10 to €200 euro. This is mainly done as a legacy of an old national practice of