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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1850749, member: 39&quot;]In the euro area we have a similar differentiation: There are circulation coins, and commemorative €2 coins, and these two types are legal tender in the entire currency union. Then we have collector coins - those are, <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:201:0135:0137:EN:PDF" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:201:0135:0137:EN:PDF" rel="nofollow">by law (PDF link)</a>, not intended for circulation:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Article 5: <b>Issuance of collector coins </b></i></p><p><i>1. Collector coins shall have the status of legal tender only in the issuing Member State. (...)</i></p><p><i>3. Collector coins may be put on the market at or above face value. (...)</i></p><p><i>5. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to discourage the use of collector coins as a means of payment.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Besides, the &quot;legal tender&quot; concept applies to debt only anyway. Businesses are free to accept - or not accept - certain denominations, or cash in general, provided they notify their (potential) customers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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