Den Europæiske Centralbank (ECB) har siden den 1. januar 1999 haft eneret til at godkende omfanget af euromønter, der kan udstedes af de medlemsstater, som har indført euroen (de deltagende medlemsstater).
Since 1 January 1999 the European Central Bank (ECB) has had the exclusive right to approve the volume of euro coins that the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the participating Member States) may issue.