Euro
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The Euro is the official common currency used by many countries in the European Union, facilitating trade and travel across much of Europe.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| euro | 42 |
| EUR | 14 |
| European Union euro | 1 |
Statements (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
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fiat currency ⓘ legal tender ⓘ |
| area |
Eurozone
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surface form:
Eurozone member states
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| banknoteDesignTheme | European architectural styles ⓘ |
| coinDesignFeature | common European side and national side ⓘ |
| denominationBanknote |
€10
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€100 ⓘ €20 ⓘ €200 ⓘ €5 ⓘ €50 ⓘ €500 ⓘ |
| denominationCoin |
1 cent
ⓘ
10 cent ⓘ 2 cent ⓘ 20 cent ⓘ 5 cent ⓘ 50 cent ⓘ €1 ⓘ €2 ⓘ |
| introducedAsBookCurrency | 1999-01-01 ⓘ |
| introducedAsCash | 2002-01-01 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
Euro
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EUR
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| issuingAuthority |
European Central Bank
ⓘ
Eurosystem ⓘ
surface form:
national central banks of the euro area
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| legalStatus | official currency of the Eurozone ⓘ |
| managedBy | Eurosystem ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicySetBy | Governing Council of the European Central Bank ⓘ |
| officialName |
Euro
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| peggedTo |
European Currency Unit
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surface form:
European Currency Unit (at introduction)
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| purpose |
facilitate trade within the European Union
ⓘ
facilitate travel within the Eurozone ⓘ |
| rank | one of the most traded currencies in the world ⓘ |
| region | European Union ⓘ |
| relationshipToEU | official currency of most EU member states ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Austrian schilling
ⓘ
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian franc
Croatian kuna ⓘ Cypriot pound ⓘ Deutsche Mark ⓘ Dutch guilder ⓘ Estonian kroon ⓘ Finnish markka ⓘ French franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ
surface form:
Greek drachma
Irish Free State pound ⓘ
surface form:
Irish pound
Italian lira ⓘ Latvian lats ⓘ Lithuanian litas ⓘ Maltese lira ⓘ Portuguese escudo ⓘ Slovak koruna ⓘ Slovenian tolar ⓘ Spanish peseta ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | € ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
international reserves ⓘ tourism payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Andorra
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Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Eurozone ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ French overseas departments and territories using the euro ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Kosovo ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Malta ⓘ Monaco ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ San Marino ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
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