爱沙尼亚将从明年起停止发行一分和两分硬币

随着明年起新的舍入规则的出台，爱沙尼亚将停止发行一分和两分硬币，理由是这些硬币很少使用且很少使用。

Estonia will stop issuing one- and two-cent coins from next year due to their low usage and circulation rates, ERR reports on Monday, the 16th of September.

据 ERR 9 月 16 日星期一报道，由于使用率和流通率较低，爱沙尼亚将从明年开始停止发行 1 分和 2 分硬币。

However, existing coins will continue to be accepted in Estonia, while those collected by the Bank of Estonia will be sent to other European countries where they are still in use.

然而，现有的硬币将继续在爱沙尼亚被接受，而爱沙尼亚银行收集的硬币将被送往仍在使用的其他欧洲国家。

Estonia will introduce new rounding rules for cash transactions to the nearest five cents from next year, as one- and two-cent coins are rarely used for payments.

爱沙尼亚将从明年开始对现金交易引入新的四舍五入规则，精确到五美分，因为一美分和两美分的硬币很少用于支付。

“The role and importance of one and two cent coins in the retail sector is diminishing. One and two cent coins will still be available for payment, but they will not be given back at the cash register. The practical need for them will disappear,” Rait Roosve, Head of the Cash and Payment Systems Division at the Bank of Estonia, explained.

“一分和两分硬币在零售领域的作用和重要性正在减弱。一分和两分硬币仍可用于支付，但在收银机处不会退还。对它们的实际需求将会消失，”爱沙尼亚银行现金和支付系统部门主管 Rait Roosve 解释道。

The Bank of Estonia began collecting coins last year by installing coin machines in post offices. While more than one million euros worth of coins were collected in the first week, enthusiasm has now waned. Some consumers are now depositing only small amounts, while others reach the machine’s daily limit of three kilograms.

爱沙尼亚银行去年开始通过在邮局安装投币机来收集硬币。虽然第一周就收集到了价值超过一百万欧元的硬币，但现在热情已经减弱。一些消费者现在只存入少量金额，而另一些消费者则达到了机器每日三公斤的限额。

The collected coins will not be destroyed or recycled, but sent to other countries where there is still demand for coins of this denomination, as recycling Estonia’s one- and two-cent coins would be expensive due to their steel core and copper plating, and separating the metals would cost more than the value of the coins, Roosve added.

收集到的硬币不会被销毁或回收，而是被送往仍然对该面额硬币有需求的其他国家，因为回收爱沙尼亚的一分和两分硬币由于其钢芯和镀铜而成本高昂，并且将其分开罗斯夫补充说，这些金属的价格将高于硬币的价值。

Estonia was previously the only euro area country to produce one-cent coins at a profit, but the overall costs of processing and moving the coins still resulted in a loss, although the financial impact was small, Roosve said.

罗斯夫表示，爱沙尼亚此前是唯一一个生产一美分硬币并盈利的欧元区国家，但处理和运输硬币的总体成本仍然造成了损失，尽管财务影响很小。

One- and two-cent coins will continue to be accepted in Estonia when paying, but it should be noted that shops can accept up to 50 coins at a time, regardless of their value.

爱沙尼亚将继续接受 1 分和 2 分硬币付款，但需要注意的是，商店一次最多可以接受 50 个硬币，无论其价值如何。