1 euro cent coin
16.25 mm (0.6398 in)
Diameter
The smallest euro coin, copper-plated steel. 16.25 mm across.
Published
How big is that?
16.25 mm is 2.3 times a grain of rice and 19% of a credit card.
1 euro cent coin is the 2nd largest of the 32 Tiny Worlds objects, and the 35th smallest of the 172 objects across all five SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Sugar cube (Kitchen Table), 16 mm and Dime (US ten cents) (Classic), 17.91 mm across.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: 1 euro cent coin in orange beside the Tiny Worlds objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs 1 euro cent coin |
|---|---|---|
| Honey bee (Worker)A western honey bee worker, the bee that makes honey. | 12.5 mm long | 77% of the size |
| German cockroach (Adult)The small brown cockroach of kitchens worldwide, seen from above. | 14.5 mm long | 89% of the size |
| 1 euro cent coin | 16.25 mm across | – |
| 1-yen coin (Japan)Japan's smallest coin, made of pure aluminum since 1955: light enough to float on water. | 20 mm across | 1.2× bigger |
In other units
| Millimetres | 16.25 |
|---|---|
| Centimetres | 1.625 |
| Metres | 0.01625 |
| Inches | 0.6398 |
| Feet | 0.05331 |
How it's measured
Diameter. European Central Bank specification.
Sources
- ecb.europa.eu: ECB, euro coins: 1 cent, diameter (mm) 16.25.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
1 euro cent coin is one of the objects in Tiny Worlds, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.