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.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
euro 42
EUR 14
European Union euro 1

Statements (89)

Predicate Object
instanceOf currency
fiat currency
legal tender
area Eurozone
surface form: Eurozone member states
banknoteDesignTheme European architectural styles
coinDesignFeature common European side and national side
denominationBanknote €10
€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
surface form: EUR
issuingAuthority European Central Bank
Eurosystem
surface form: national central banks of the euro area
legalStatus official currency of the Eurozone
managedBy Eurosystem
monetaryPolicySetBy Governing Council of the European Central Bank
officialName Euro self-linksurface differs
surface form: euro
peggedTo European Currency Unit
surface form: European Currency Unit (at introduction)
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
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

Referenced by (124)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Euro ISO4217Code Euro self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EUR
this entity surface form: EUR
this entity surface form: EUR
BEL 20 baseCurrency Euro
this entity surface form: EUR
this entity surface form: euro
Albufeira currency Euro
Azores currency Euro
Baltic states currency Euro
this entity surface form: euro
Canary Islands currency Euro
Corsica currency Euro
Cyprus currency Euro
this entity surface form: euro
this entity surface form: euro
Fiumana currency Euro
Gestel currency Euro
Gran Canaria currency Euro
Guadeloupe currency Euro
Hoofddorp currency Euro
Ialysos currency Euro
this entity surface form: euro
Ibiza, Spain currency Euro
subject surface form: Ibiza
Kalymnos currency Euro
Kos currency Euro
Kosovo currency Euro
La Gomera currency Euro
La Graciosa currency Euro
Lagos currency Euro
subject surface form: Lagos (Portugal)
Latvia currency Euro
Lisbon currency Euro
Lombardy currency Euro
Luxembourg currency Euro
Madrid currency Euro
Mallorca currency Euro
Milos currency Euro
Minorca currency Euro
Monte Gordo currency Euro
Mykonos currency Euro
subject surface form: NL21
Orly currency Euro
Overijssel currency Euro
Paris currency Euro
Parla currency Euro
Paros currency Euro
Rhodes currency Euro
this entity surface form: euro
STLA currency Euro
this entity surface form: EUR
subject surface form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Salamis Island currency Euro
Samos currency Euro
Skiros currency Euro
Slovenia currency Euro