Is it a sensible step to save money and ensure more hygiene in everyday life? Or just another step towards a cash-free society? The surprising abolition of the 1 and 2 cent coins in Italy led to broad discussions. From January 1, 2018, the country does not want to produce single and two cent coins. The smallest euro cent coins are to be gradually abolished. The committee of the Chamber of Deputies has now taken this step in Rome. The prices in Italy will be rounded to the nearest five cent. The...
Pope Francis is known as a modest man. The head of the Catholic Church maintains a low-key style – this is also made clear on the new Vatican euro coins. Because from the year 2017 on, instead of the pontifex his coat of arms will be depicted, as was indicated from a report of the platform “The Local”. For the first time since the official papal transition issues no pope appears on the Vatican euro coins. Francis is considered a representative of the poor and abstains from...