Decision (EU) 2021/2255 of the European Central Bank of 7 December 2021 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2022 (ECB/2021/54)

For the purposes of this Decision, the definitions in Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/2332 (ECB/2015/43) apply.

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by euro area Member States in 2022 as set out in the following table: Volume of euro coins approved for issuance in 2022Circulation coins Collector coins (not intended for circulation) Volume of coin issuance(EUR million)(EUR million)(EUR million)Belgium32,001,0033,00Germany371,00212,00583,00Estonia13,900,3314,23Ireland23,300,5023,80Greece101,700,62102,32Spain159,8030,00189,80France199,0050,00249,00Italy166,262,74169,00Cyprus10,400,0110,41Latvia10,300,1510,45Lithuania20,000,7720,77Luxembourg11,500,4011,90Malta7,400,407,80Netherlands49,700,3050,00Austria66,00166,01232,01Portugal30,502,0032,50Slovenia21,001,0022,00Slovakia18,002,0020,00Finland10,005,0015,00Total1321,76475,231796,99

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.