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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1749288, member: 39&quot;]Not sure about stamps; those are issued by postal services and ... well, you know how that works <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. So when I go to a post office here in Germany and buy stamps, they can be used for mailing letters within or from DE. Same with stamps from San Marino - may be used in/from SM. That is pretty much like a public transport ticket or restaurant voucher; all these things can be used with the organization that issues them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With euro coins there is one important difference. The circulation coins and the commemorative €2 coins - i.e. the eight regular denominations - are legal tender in the entire currency union. That is also why the European Commission, Council or Parliament may sometimes object to certain themes or designs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now the collector coins, on the other hand, are legal tender in the issuing country only. A German €10 piece for example is &quot;worthless&quot; (as a means of payment) in the Netherlands. Nobody really cares because those coins do not actually circulate, not even in the issuing country. So when San Marino wanted to put JFK on a €2 commem, there may have been &quot;hints&quot; from Brussels to not do that as he had nothing to do with the country. But a surcharged silver collector coin ... oh well. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And yes, those small countries (which are not members of the European Union but have monetary agreements with the EU) tend to make quite a bit of money with the money they issue ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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