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Organizing the article

After the recent changes by Dasomm, the article has two very similar sections: Countries that use Euro and Direct and indirect usage. This isn't good for the article, especially considering that the section titled Countries that use Euro talks also about countries that don't use the euro. Any suggestions to fixing this? Merging the two sections? Vgbyp (talk) 14:10, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I edit the article once again, I think now it looks better. Dasomm (talk) 11:30, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's much better! Thank you! Vgbyp (talk) 09:46, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"currency code" vs "code"

Like in Japanese yen, I think the first line of article could use "code" instead of "currency code" because the article is about currency so there is no ambiguity.

@Remsense (tagging because reversed edit)

Tagging top editors of currency articles: @Dasomm, @Danlaycock, @JMF, @LendingNext, @Vgbyp

Connoisseurship (talk) 12:54, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It reads awkwardly to me, and there's no actual benefit from cutting the keyword. Japanese yen is the way it is because it has to fit three terms in the lead parenthetical, not two. Remsense 🌈 论 12:57, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The USD and GBP articles say "currency code". Omitting the word 'currency' causes a reading hiatus. The only credible alternative is remove the parenthesised text in all currency articles on the grounds that it duplicates the infobox. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 15:13, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

After reading the arguments in the two responses above, I agree it is better as it is now. Connoisseurship (talk) 17:10, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am of the same opinion. LendingNext (talk) 19:21, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that there are some articles that just say 'code' (AUD, KRW) and there are those that say 'currency code' (USD, GBP), so there's definitely no clear consensus here yet. To me, 'code' looks better because it is shorter while there is no ambiguity as to what kind of code it is. Vgbyp (talk) 09:31, 14 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

euro coins rare vs freq

the infobox says 1c and 2c is frequently used but its also rarely used?? is this a mistake? Rynoip (talk) 22:36, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It varies by country. CMD (talk) 23:36, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]