Euro starter kits are packs of euro coins of all the eight denominations sealed in a plastic sachet. The kits' purpose was primarily to familiarise citizens of a nation joining the eurozone with their new currency. A further objective is to provide coins for retailers' cash registers well in advance of their respective €-Day. Usually, these kits are available from local banks some weeks before euro changeover.

Mainly there are two types of starter packs: business starter kits and those for the general public. The difference lies in the number of coins per pack. Business kits are intended for retailers. Therefore, they contain approximately 100 euro or more in coins, usually packed in rolls, whereas mini-starter kits are intended for the general public and usually have a small number of coins.

Andorra The Andorran government put in place a system of distribution of the starter kits so that the country's residents would gain priority over non-resident buyers.

Austria The Austrian euro starter kits were released on 15 December 2001. The general public kit was sold for €14.54 (200.07 ATS, however, rounded to 200 ATS), whereas the business starter kits were available much earlier, on 1 September 2001, and each kit contained €145.50 in Austrian euro coins. The quantity of the public and business starter kits produced was 6,000,000 and 750,000 kits, respectively. +Starter Kit€.2.00€1.00€0.50€0.20€0.10€0.05€0.02€0.01Face ValueIssue dateQuantityPublic Starter Kit4 coins4 coins2 coins3 coins6 coins4 coins4 coins6 coins€14.5415.12.20016,000,000Business Starter Kit1 roll (25 coins)2 rolls (50 coins)1 roll (40 coins)1 roll (40 coins)3 rolls (120 coins)1 roll (50 coins)2 rolls (100 coins)2 rolls (100 coins)€145.5001.09.2001750,000

Belgium The Belgian mini starter kits were worth €12.40, equivalent to about 500.214 BEF, rounded to 500 BEF. The business starter kits were worth €240. +Belgian Starter Kit ContentStarter Kit€2.00€1.00€0.50€0.20€0.10€0.05€0.02€0.01Face ValueIssue dateQuantityPublic Starter Kit2 coins5 coins4 coins3 coins5 coins4 coins4 coins2 coins€12.4015.12.20015,300,000

Bulgaria The Bulgarian euro starter kits were available to purchase from 1 to 31 December 2025. The kit for the general public contained 42 coins worth €10.23, equivalent to 20.01 BGN (due to the currency peg to the Deutsche Mark from 1997 on), but the purchase price was rounded down to 20 BGN. Meanwhile, the kit for businesses contained 420 coins worth €102.30, equivalent to 200.08 BGN, but sold for 200 BGN. +Bulgarian starter kit contentStarter kit€2.00€1.00€0.50€0.20€0.10€0.05€0.02€0.01Face valueIssue datePublic Starter Kit2 coins2 coins4 coins5 coins7 coins6 coins7 coins9 coins€10.2301.12.2025Business Starter Kit20 coins20 coins40 coins50 coins70 coins60 coins70 coins90 coins€102.3001.12.2025

Croatia The Croatian euro starter kits were available for purchase from 1 to 31 December 2022. The general public kit contained 33 coins worth €13.28, equivalent to 100.06 HRK, but the purchase price was rounded down to 100 HRK (€13.27). The starter kits were sold in Croatian Post and FINA (Financial Agency) branches, as well as local commercial banks. Customers were allowed to buy a maximum of two kits in one transaction. The business starter kits contained 525 coins worth €145.50, and were available for purchase for 1,096.27 HRK. The quantity of public and business starter kits produced was 1,200,000 and 200,000, respectively.

+ Croatian Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public Starter Kit 3 coins 3 coins 5 coins 5 coins 5 coins 3 coins 4 coins 5 coins €13.28 01.12.2022 1,200,000 Business Starter Kit 25 coins 50 coins 40 coins 40 coins 120 coins 50 coins 100 coins 100 coins €145.50 01.12.2022 200,000

Cyprus Cyprus, together with Malta, joined the eurozone on 1 January 2008. On 3 December 2007, the Central Bank of Cyprus issued mini-starter packs and business kits, so that Cypriots would have enough euro cash before €-Day.

Forty thousand starter kits, worth €172 each, were available for businesses, but only 22,000 were sold. Since these starter kits contained rolled coins, the remaining kits could easily be used by the banks after €-day. Another 250,000 mini-kits, worth €17.09 (10 CYP) each, were available for the general public. Some 189,000 mini-kits were sold. According to the Eurobarometer survey, more than 70% of those citizens who had bought a mini-kit opened it and used the coins after the changeover, while some 20% kept it untouched. After the changeover, the unsold mini-kits were exported to satisfy the demand of coin collectors abroad. Cypriot euro coins worth €3.5 million were exported in the first three weeks of January 2008.

+ Cypriot Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Business Starter Kit 1 roll (25 coins) 2 rolls (50 coins) 2 rolls (80 coins) 2 rolls (80 coins) 2 rolls (80 coins) 2 rolls (100 coins) 2 rolls (100 coins) 2 rolls (100 coins) €172.00 03.12.2007 40,000 Public mini-Starter Kit 3 coins 5 coins 7 coins 8 coins 5 coins 6 coins 6 coins 7 coins €17.09 03.12.2007 250,000

Estonia

Estonia joined the eurozone on 1 January 2011. It was the 17th member state of the eurozone. Mini-euro starter kits were issued on 1 December 2010 and it has also issued 2 types of business kits. One business kit contains €111 worth of coins packed in rolls, whereas the other kit contains 15 rolls worth €198. The public starter kit contains €12.79 in coins, worth about 200.12 EEK, while the price was rounded down to 200 EEK.

+ Estonian Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public mini-Starter Kit 2 coins 4 coins 5 coins 6 coins 6 coins 6 coins 6 coins 7 coins €12.79 01.12.2010 700,000 Business mini-Starter Kit 1 roll(25 coins) 1 roll(25 coins) 1 roll(40 coins) 1 roll(40 coins) 1 roll(40 coins) 1 roll(50 coins) 1 roll(50 coins) 1 roll(50 coins) €111.00 01.12.2010 ?

Finland Finland issued public euro starter kit containing 1 coin of each denomination, which equates to €3.88, or about 23.07 FIM, priced at 23 FIM due to Swedish rounding. + Finnish Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Business Starter Kit 1 roll(25 coins) 1 roll(25 coins) 3 rolls(120 coins) 2 rolls(80 coins) 3 rolls(120 coins) 2 rolls(100 coins) – – €168.00 01.01.2002 ? Public mini-Starter Kit 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin 1 coin €3.88 01.01.2002 500,000

France France was not just one of the founders of the European Union but also was one of the first countries to adopt the euro. The French euro starter packs were made available to the public on 14 December 2001. The kit contains €15.25, worth about 100.03 FRF (truncated to 100 FRF). The kits contained coins from 1999, 2000 and 2001.

+ French Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public mini-Starter Kit 4 coins 3 coins 4 coins 7 coins 4 coins 5 coins 7 coins 6 coins €15.25 14.12.2001 53,000,000

Germany

In Germany, each starter kit contained 20 coins for a total of €10.23, equivalent to 20.01 DEM, rounded to 20 DEM. They were released to the public on 17 December 2001. There are five different kinds of kits, one for each mint (A, D, F, G and J). The following are the mintage quantities per mint: A : 12,100,000 Kits D : 11,600,000 Kits F : 12,100,000 Kits G : 8,100,000 Kits J : 9,600,000 Kits +Starter Kits€2.00€1.00€0.50€0.20€0.10€0.05€0.02€0.01Face ValueIssue dateQuantityPublic mini-Starter Kit2 coins3 coins4 coins4 coins3 coins2 coins1 coin1 coin€10.2317.12.200153,542,150

Greece

The Greek kit contained coins with a total value of €14.67, or 4,998.8025 GRD, with the price rounded up to 5,000 GRD. More specifically, it contained: €2.00 * 2 €1.00 * 5 €0.50 * 6 €0.20 * 7 €0.10 * 8 €0.05 * 6 €0.02 * 6 €0.01 * 5

Ireland Ireland issued 750,000 starter packs on 14 December 2001. Each starter pack contained 19 coins worth €6.35 in total, or a tiny bit over 5 IEP.

It contained: €2.00 * 1 €1.00 * 2 €0.50 * 2 €0.20 * 4 €0.10 * 4 €0.05 * 2 €0.02 * 1 €0.01 * 3

Italy Italy issued 30,000,000 starter kits. Each starter kit had a face value of €12.91, equivalent to 24,997.2457 ITL, rounded to 25,000 ITL. There are two variations of these packs; one has text printed on the bag, whereas the other does not.

+ Italian Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public mini-Starter Kit 2 coins 4 coins 5 coins 5 coins 6 coins 10 coins 10 coins 11 coins €12.91 15.12.2001 30,000,000

Latvia In December 2013 Latvia issued 800,000 starter kits. Each starter kit had a face value of €14.23, equivalent to 10.0009 LVL, with the price rounded to 10 LVL.

+ Latvian Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public mini-Starter Kit 2 coins 4 coins 7 coins 8 coins 7 coins 5 coins 6 coins 6 coins €14.23 10.12.2013 800,000

Lithuania

In Lithuania, each starter kit contained 23 coins for a total of €11.59, equivalent to 40.02 LTL (rounded to 40 LTL). They were released to the public on 1 December 2014. Lithuania issued 900,000 public mini-starter kits.

+ Lithuanian Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Public mini-Starter Kit 3 coins 3 coins 3 coins 3 coins 3 coins 2 coins 3 coins 3 coins €11.59 01.12.2014 900,000 Business Starter Kit (First variant) 1 roll (25 coins) 1 roll (25 coins) 1 roll (40 coins) 1 roll (40 coins) 1 roll (40 coins) 1 roll (50 coins) 1 roll (50 coins) 1 roll (50 coins) €111.00 01.12.2014 60,000 Business Starter Kit (Second variant) 2 rolls (50 coins) 2 rolls (50 coins) 1 roll (40 coins) 2 rolls (80 coins) 2 rolls (80 coins) 1 roll (50 coins) 2 rolls (100 coins) 3 rolls (150 coins) €200.00 01.12.2014 50,000

Luxembourg Except for different text on the bag and different national sides, Luxembourg's starter sets were the same as the Belgian sets, as Belgium and Luxembourg were already in a pre-existing currency union. Each set also had the equivalent of 500.214 LUF in euro coins, in the same quantities as the Belgian set. (refer to the Belgian set table for info)

Malta

The first Maltese euro coins were made available to the public on 1 December 2007, as business starter packs worth €131 each were introduced for small businesses to fill up their cash registers with a sufficient amount of euro coins before €-day. Mini-kits each worth €11.65 (5.001 MTL, rounded down to 5 MTL) were made available to the general public on 10 December 2007. Malta issued 33,000 business starter kits and 330,000 starter kits for the general public. All the 33,000 starter kits for businesses were sold.

+ Maltese Starter Kits Content Starter Kit €2.00 €1.00 €0.50 €0.20 €0.10 €0.05 €0.02 €0.01 Face Value Issue date Quantity Business Starter Kit 1 roll(25 coins) 1 roll(25 coins) 1 roll(40 coins) 2 rolls(80 coins) 3 rolls(120 coins) 2 rolls(100 coins) 2 rolls(100 coins) 2 rolls(100 coins) €131.00 01.12.2007 33,000 Public mini-Starter Kit 2 coins 3 coins 5 coins 6 coins 6 coins 5 coins 3 coins 4 coins €11.65 10.12.2007 330,000

Monaco Despite not being a member of the European Union, in 1999 Monaco also adopted the euro. This is mainly because Monaco never had its own currency and was using the French franc. The European Union has a special agreement with Monaco that normates the minting of a limited number of euro coins. Late in 2001, Monaco issued 51,200 starter kits for the nominal price of €15.25 (100 francs) each; however, today their price on commercial websites is more than €600.