It's worth face value.
The currency of Italy is the European EURO. they have 8 coins 1 euro cent 2 euro cent 5 euro cent 10 euro cent 20 euro cent 50 euro cent 1 euro 2 euro
50 euro cent 1 euro is about 40 Belgian franks 1 euro is about as equal to 1 US dollar
5 cent euro coins (€0.05) have a value of one twentieth of 1 euro. Mass: 3.92 g The composition of the coin: Copper plated steel 94.35% stainless steel 5.65% copper The metal value is close to the 5 cent euro coin value. Making a 5 cent euro coin costs more than that. Images of 5 euro cents: http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/images5cents.html
50 cent
a euro cent is 1/100 of a euro. To know its value in another currency you need to look up the exchange rate between that currency and the euro, then divide by 100. For example, in May 2010 the euro is worth about US$1.23. That means a euro cent is worth US$0.0123, or 1.23 US cents.
A Euro cent is the name of the subdivision of the Euro (€). €1 = 100 cents. The name "Euro cent" is used to distinguish it from other types of cents.
1 Euro Cent is 0.6452 U.S. Cent. (May 2008) 1 U.S. Cent is 1.55 Euro Cent. (May 2008)
When we switched over to the euro 1 penny was 1.27 euro cent, officaly, but when the changeover occoured in shops 1 Irish penny was exchanged for 1 euro cent.
1 euro = 100 cents
50 euro cent
3¢ U.S. FWIW, the coin is just a 2-cent piece. A penny is worth 1¢ so a "2-cent 1-cent" coin would be pretty odd.
Germany uses coins that are based on the euro. There are two euro coins, one euro coins, 50 cent euros, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, and 1 cent euro coins.