— Edit: Feb 11, 2002
I removed the paragraph about 1 and 2 euro coins releasing excessive amounts of nickel, 유로247 thanks to SEoD who finally provided me with a source I deemed reliable enough to do so. If you’re interested, read this: website
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What euro coins are made of
1 cent – copper-covered steel
2 cents – copper-covered steel
5 cents – copper-covered steel
10 cents – Nordic gold
20 cents – Nordic gold
50 cents – Nordic gold
1 euro – outer part: nickel brass
inner part (three layers):
copper-nickel
nickel
copper-nickel
2 euros – outer part: copper-nickel
inner part (three layers):
nickel brass
nickel
nickel brass
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