In NL we rounded off before the euro, only had 5, 10 and 25ct coins (and 1 and 2,5 guilder); after the euro came we all of a sudden had more coins (1, 2 , 5, 10, 20, 50) but within a few years collectively stopped using the 1 and 2 cent coins. Don’t know who started, but I’m always a bit surprised when I’m in another eu country and get a single cent as change. I mean they eventually add up to something but it takes forever until you could theoretically buy something with it.
In NL we rounded off before the euro, only had 5, 10 and 25ct coins (and 1 and 2,5 guilder); after the euro came we all of a sudden had more coins (1, 2 , 5, 10, 20, 50) but within a few years collectively stopped using the 1 and 2 cent coins. Don’t know who started, but I’m always a bit surprised when I’m in another eu country and get a single cent as change. I mean they eventually add up to something but it takes forever until you could theoretically buy something with it.