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.

Amstelveen, Netherlands usesCurrency Euro
subject surface form: Amstelveen
Forest usesCurrency Euro
Dilbeek usesCurrency Euro
Vantaa usesCurrency Euro
Murça usesCurrency Euro
Vila Flor currency Euro
Meganisi currency Euro
Taufkirchen currency Euro
Losser usesCurrency Euro
Perdika currencyUsed Euro
Berchidda usesCurrency Euro
Badesi usesCurrency Euro
France (by the Strait of Dover) currency Euro
subject surface form: France
Pölbitz usesCurrency Euro
Avoriaz currency Euro
Stubai Glacier currency Euro
Prosotsani usesCurrency Euro
municipality of Westerwolde usesCurrency Euro
subject surface form: Westerwolde
Wedde usesCurrency Euro
Siligo usesCurrency Euro
Tivat currency Euro
Sant’Antimo currency Euro
Santonio usesCurrency Euro
Koufonisia currency Euro
Anafi currency Euro
Val Thorens currency Euro
Nydri currency Euro
Kitros usesCurrency Euro
Skotina usesCurrency Euro
Muraste usesCurrency Euro
Viti usesCurrency Euro
Ilmandu usesCurrency Euro
Laabi usesCurrency Euro
Liikva usesCurrency Euro
Vahi usesCurrency Euro