Modifications to the obverses and reverses of the 1, 2, 5 and 20 euro cent coins

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There was recently discovered that the 5 euro cent coin of France dated 2019 also exists with both old and new reverse. Both versions can be found in circulation. As the version with the new reverse has never been discovered in the last 6 years, and many UNC pieces with the new reverse are suddenly being found in circulation in, what appears to be, a specific area in France, it is likely that these were somehow only recently released into circulation.


The legend of the table is as follows:

O means minted with old reverse,
N means minted with new reverse,
O/N means that the coin exists with both old and new reverse,
- means that the coin does not exist.

As can be seen, in total there are 21 coins that exist with both old and new reverse (O/N).
Of the following 10 coins both variants were minted for circulation:

Austria 2 cent 2017
Austria 1 cent 2018
Austria 5 cent 2018
France 2 cent 2018
France 5 cent 2019
Slovenia 5 cent 2019
Spain 1 cent 2018
Spain 2 cent 2018
Spain 5 cent 2018
Spain 20 cent 2023

Of the following 11 coins only one of the variants was minted for circulation and the other was only released in sets:

Austria 2 cent 2018: Old reverse in sets only, new reverse minted for circulation
Slovakia 1 cent 2019: Old reverse in sets only, new reverse minted for circulation
Slovenia 1 cent 2018: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 2 cent 2018: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 1 cent 2020: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 2 cent 2020: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 1 cent 2021: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 5 cent 2021: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 1 cent 2022: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 2 cent 2022: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only
Slovenia 5 cent 2023: Old reverse minted for circulation, new reverse in sets only

1, 2 and 5 cent coins:



10, 20 and 50 cent coins:

[TychoBrahe]

By the way it is very strange to notice that France has minted a 2 cent new for 2018, a 5 cent new for 2019, and then all old version for the following years...

Maybe we will find the new version also in the 2020-2024? Who knows...