Dick Johnson writes:

France could soon abolish its one and two centime coins in a first step towards creating a zero-cash economy.The days of those pesky one and two centime coins which fill your wallet, pocket or purse and accumulate around the house could be numbered.

A government think tank, the Comité d'Action Publique 2022 (CAP 2022) has published a report recommending that the two smallest denomination of coins should be abolished in the near future as the first step towards creating a zero-cash economy in France.

"We propose to gradually move towards a society without cash like Sweden," said the report . "We could start in the short term by putting an end to the circulation of one and two cent coins."

If the plan goes ahead, France would join the likes of Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.

To read the complete article, see:
Cashing out: France mulls ditching one and two centime coins(https://www.thelocal.fr/20180723/france-mulls-ditching-one-and-two-cent-coins)