euro (indirectly, via later French franc)

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currency fiat currency legal tender

The euro is the common currency used by most countries in the European Union, managed by the European Central Bank and intended to facilitate economic integration and stability across the eurozone.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
euro	0

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	currency ⓘ fiat currency ⓘ legal tender ⓘ
createdBy	European Union ⓘ Maastricht Treaty 1992 ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Maastricht
currencyCode	Euro ⓘ surface form: EUR
denominationType	banknotes ⓘ coins ⓘ
introducedAsBookCurrencyOn	1999-01-01 ⓘ
introducedAsCashOn	2002-01-01 ⓘ
legalTenderIn	Andorra ⓘ Austria ⓘ Belgium ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Kosovo ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Malta ⓘ Monaco ⓘ Montenegro ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ San Marino ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ
managedBy	European Central Bank ⓘ Eurosystem ⓘ
monetaryPolicySetBy	Governing Council of the European Central Bank ⓘ
purpose	facilitate economic integration in the European Union ⓘ promote price stability in the eurozone ⓘ reduce transaction costs between member states ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
replacedCurrency	Austrian schilling ⓘ Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ surface form: Belgian franc Deutsche Mark ⓘ Dutch guilder ⓘ 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 ⓘ Luxembourgish franc ⓘ Portuguese escudo ⓘ Spanish peseta ⓘ
subunit	cent ⓘ
subunitToUnit	100 ⓘ
symbol	€ ⓘ
usedIn	European Union member states that have adopted the euro ⓘ Eurozone ⓘ surface form: eurozone

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French franc (Latin Monetary Union) → successorCurrency → euro (indirectly, via later French franc) ⓘ