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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 848974, member: 39&quot;]Hmm, &quot;nice&quot; is a flexible term. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> There sure is a significant difference between places that have direct euro neighbors, and those that don&#039;t. Take Luxembourg and Malta for example - in terms of population, one country is (very roughly) as big as the other. But Luxembourg is surrounded by Belgium, France and Germany, all euro countries, and the &quot;borders&quot; between them are practically state lines with no checkpoints. All this makes it easy for cash to travel.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now Malta does not have a land &quot;border&quot; that one would cross easily. Finland and Ireland both have land borders, but none of their direct neighbors is a euro country. Of course tourists and business travelers for example will bring in some non-domestic coins and take the local coins home. But still, you would have to fly or maybe take a ferry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to keep in mind is that in Finland (see Cringely&#039;s reply), and also in the Netherlands, the 1 and 2 cent coins do not actually circulate. So people are unlikely to bring any in or take any home. However, central banks sometimes do what we do - they swap coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The Dutch central bank (DNB) for example has a heap of 5 cent coins but not enough €2 coins, while in Finland it is pretty much the other way round.</p><p><br /></p><p>So in 2009 five trucks went from NL to FI, delivered several million 5 cent coins, and brought a bunch of €2 coins home. This year they plan to do the same thing ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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