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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-651/article-3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/651",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 651/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the issuance of euro coins",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-651",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Issuance of circulation coins",
  "text": "1. Circulation coins shall be issued and put into circulation at face value.\n2. A minor proportion, not exceeding 5 % of the cumulated total net value and volume of circulation coins issued by a Member State, taking into account only years with positive net issuance, may be put on the market above face value if justified by the special quality of the coin, a special packaging or any additional services provided.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/651/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:18.180703+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}