Pat Upton
Question:53 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Finance the value of 1p coins, 2p coins, 5p coins, 10p coins, 20p coins, 50p coins and £1 coins which are lost or disappear from circulation each year. [3030/95]
Vol. 449 No. 1
53 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Finance the value of 1p coins, 2p coins, 5p coins, 10p coins, 20p coins, 50p coins and £1 coins which are lost or disappear from circulation each year. [3030/95]
While there are no published estimates of the percentage of coins "lost" from circulation in this country every year, the Central Bank has carried out a number of internal surveys in recent years. I understand that they tend to show relatively low rates of loss for the higher denominations, while "losses" appear to be more significant for lower denominations.