Why 50 Euro Cent coin is larger than the 1 Euro coin, when its worth is smaller?

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[AleDeEurope]

Dude, I always wondered that xD Same in the US with 5 cents and 10 cents. 5 is bigger than 10 :/

[Asker]

5 Euro Cent is also bigger than 10 Euro cent, by the way.

[AleDeEurope]

True. There must be a reason though, given how both the USD and Euro did it :/

[AleDeEurope]

Thanks for the MHO

[ThisDudeHere]

They're actually the same size.

[AleDeEurope]

50 cent is slightly bigger.
www.ncx.it/.../VisualSizeTable2HQ.jpg

[ThisDudeHere]

I suppose it then depends on what their prefered ratio of use would be for these coins.