council regul ec decemb medal token similar euro coin council european union regard treati establish european commun sentenc articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european central bank januari euro legal currenc particip member state accord requir council regul ec introduct euro countri conclud agreement commun introduct euro monaco san marino vatican citi council regul ec denomin technic specif euro coin intend circul defin basic featur euro coin euro coin introduct januari circul euro area sole legal tender metal form commiss recommend ec august medal token similar euro coin recommend visual characterist avoid sale product stock import distribut sale commerci purpos medal token size close euro coin commiss commun juli euro symbol establish symbol quot quot call currenc user symbol descript monetari amount denomin euro commiss commun octob copyright protect common face design euro coin defin arrang appli reproduct common face design euro coin visual characterist euro coin publish commiss decemb citizen led medal token bear term quot euro quot quot euro cent quot euro symbol design similar appear common face nation side euro coin legal tender statu member state adopt euro particip countri increas risk medal token size metal properti similar euro coin unlawfulli place euro coin medal token visual characterist size metal properti similar euro coin sold produc import distribut purpos sale commerci purpos member state introduc applic sanction infring view achiev equival protect euro similar medal token commun adopt regul articl definit purpos regul definit appli quot euro quot mean legal currenc particip member state defin articl regul ec particip countri conclud agreement commun introduct euro hereinaft refer particip countri quot euro symbol quot mean symbol repres euro shown annex quot medal token quot mean metal object blank intend strike coin appear technic properti coin issu nation particip countri legisl provis foreign legisl provis legal mean payment legal tender quot gold quot quot silver quot quot platinum quot alloi gold silver platinum millesim fine weight definit concern hallmark convent applic member state quot european technic scientif centr quot hereinaft refer etsc mean entiti establish commiss decis octob quot refer band quot mean section annex ii articl protect provis subject articl product sale medal token import distribut sale commerci purpos prohibit circumst term quot euro quot quot euro cent quot euro symbol surfac size insid refer band design appear surfac medal token similar nation obvers design common revers face euro coin ident similar edg design euro coin articl exempt medal token bear term quot euro quot quot euro cent quot euro symbol nomin prohibit size refer band medal token size insid refer band prohibit pierc hole millimetr centr shape polygon exceed edg provid condit point ii respect made gold silver platinum fulfil condit combin diamet edg height medal token consist rang defin case section annex ii ii combin diamet metal properti medal token consist rang defin case section annex ii articl derog authoris commiss grant specif authoris term quot euro quot quot euro cent quot euro symbol control condit utilis case risk confus exist case econom oper concern member state identifi surfac medal token indic legal tender stamp obvers revers medal token commiss compet declar design quot similar quot mean articl articl exist medal token medal token issu entri forc regul satisfi condit set articl continu end year latest capabl place euro coin medal token record procedur applic member state commun etsc articl sanction member state lai rule sanction applic infring provis regul measur ensur implement sanction provid effect proportion dissuas member state adopt juli law regul administr provis appli articl forthwith inform commiss thereof articl applic regul appli particip member state defin regul ec articl entri forc regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state accord treati establish european commun brussel decemb council presid hoogervorst oj oj regul amend regul ec oj oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj oj annex annex