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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Euro canonical 733
euro 42
EUR 15

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (791)

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

Neive usesCurrency Euro
Larnaca usesCurrency Euro
Wipfeld usesCurrency Euro
Premia usesCurrency Euro
Malesco usesCurrency Euro
Arafo usesCurrency Euro
Meloneras currency Euro
San Agustín currency Euro
Heek usesCurrency Euro
Stroncone usesCurrency Euro
Güímar usesCurrency Euro
Bizkaia usesCurrency Euro
Niederfeld usesCurrency Euro
Fontaine-Henry currency Euro
Waigolshausen currency Euro
Weidenau usesCurrency Euro
Marbella currency Euro
Ratingen usesCurrency Euro
Rio currency Euro
subject surface form: Rio (Greece)
Lazzaretto usesCurrency Euro
Povoação usesCurrency Euro
Poppenhausen currency Euro
Zuidvelde currency Euro
"Adeje" usesCurrency Euro
subject surface form: Adeje
Lampedusa currency Euro
Hademstorf usesCurrency Euro
Harrislee usesCurrency Euro
Veggiano usesCurrency Euro
Rubano currency Euro
Hesel usesCurrency Euro
Cuoio, Italy currency Euro
Marchena currency Euro
El Tanque usesCurrency Euro
village of Slatina usesCurrency Euro
subject surface form: Slatina