commiss recommend august medal token similar euro coin notifi document number ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof euro currenc particip member state januari euro banknot coin introduct januari circul euro area scope applic commiss recommend januari collector coin medal token limit transit period januari decemb euro circul coin issu particip member state countri conclud agreement european commun introduct euro hereinaft quot particip countri quot legal tender statu particip member state particip countri euro collector coin issu particip member state particip countri legal tender statu issu state citizen circular metal object bear word quot euro quot quot euro cent quot show design similar design appear common nation side euro coin legal tender statu issu member state particip countri avoid confus citizen legal tender statu euro coin ensur minimum level protect euro confus exist member state order reduc risk confus desir ban territori european union medal token bear word quot euro quot quot euro cent quot show euro symbol similar symbol show design similar appear common nation side euro coin order achiev offici mint institut issu privat compani member state produc purpos sale commerci purpos medal token kind refer recommend order avoid medal token kind refer circul countri circul commun territori ban concern sale product stock import distribut purpos sale commerci purpos medal token member state legisl medal token exist direct recommend desir countri includ particip countri support effort made european union protect citizen confus fraud purpos avoid issu medal token coin kind refer recommend articl definit purpos recommend definit appli quot euro quot law currenc particip member state defin articl council regul ec introduct euro particip countri conclud agreement european commun introduct euro hereinaft quot particip countri quot quot euro symbol quot symbol repres euro fmxeuro annex commun juli euro symbol quot medal token quot refer metal object coin legal mean payment legal tender issu nation particip countri foreign legisl provis articl recommend practic sale product stock import distribut purpos sale commerci purpos medal token size close euro coin place case bear term quot euro quot quot euro cent quot bear euro symbol symbol close euro symbol combin indic nomin show design similar design appear common nation side euro coin offici laid mint coin futur articl implement member state member state recommend measur deem includ nation legisl ensur minimum standard full implement recommend practic member state invit commun commiss measur compli recommend basi measur appli member state commiss action commun level articl addresse recommend address member state econom agent produc distribut import sell medal token brussel august commiss michael schreyer member commiss oj oj princip monaco republ san marino vatican citi