They’re not worth anything, never were but even less through the years with inflation.
If a store wants to sell something for 99 cent, they can either just take 1€ or 95 cent.
Maybe even 5 cent pieces? But that would be a bit radical.
I am a bit annoyed that easy ideas like this are never discussed in politics, or wherever. It would make our lives just a little bit easier, and having them achieves NOTHING.
Let’s do it like Venezuela and cut away a few zeros everywhere to make the 1 and 2 cents more relevant again. :)
11 € become 11 cents… Now, the one cent matters again… No one will give it away like it’s worth nothing 😃