commiss recommend januari collector coin medal token notifi number sec ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof euro currenc particip member state januari transit period last januari decemb euro introduc januari euro banknot coin introduct circul euro area order facilit transit euro avoid confus citizen year transit period peopl familiar euro coin banknot easili misl abus level protect euro exist member state order reduc risk confus transit period desir ban territori european union collector coin euro medal token bear word euro euro cent show design similar design appear common side euro coin order achiev transit period member state issu collector coin euro offici mint institut privat issuer member state issu purpos sale commerci purpos medal token kind order avoid medal token kind issu countri circul commun territori ban concern issu sale product stock import distribut purpos sale commerci purpos collector coin medal token ban collector coin euro transit period support ecofin council novemb member state legisl medal token exist introduc direct recommend desir countri support effort made european union protect citizen confus fraud purpos avoid issu collector coin medal token kind transit period recommend articl definit purpos recommend definit appli collector coin refer commemor bullion coin legal tender produc view entri circul medal token refer metal object circular shape coin legal mean payment legal tender issu nation foreign legisl provis euro law currenc particip member state defin articl council regul ec introduct euro transit period period begin januari end decemb articl recommend practic recommend practic appli transit period member state issu collector coin denomin euro restrict equal appli collector coin dual denomin euro nation currenc unit sale product issu stock import distribut purpos sale commerci purpos collector coin medal token bear word euro euro cent show design similar design appear common side euro coin offici laid mint coin futur place articl implement member state member state measur deem includ addit nation legisl ensur full implement recommend practic transit period articl address recommend address member state econom agent issu produc distribut import sell medal token brussel januari commiss yve thibault de silgui member commiss