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1-euro coin: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 2.325 cm.

diameter

2.325 cm = 0.02325 m. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.

2002Euro coins enter circulation

A bimetallic coin with a standardised diameter.

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1-euro coin, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A bimetallic coin with a standardised diameter. Displayed dimension: diameter.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Common side of a 1 euro coin.

Euro coins enter circulation: 2002. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. Date when euro coins were introduced; a particular coin may have been minted much later.