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European Union and is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. The currency is also used in a further five European countries and consequently used daily by some 332 million Europeans. Additionally, over 175 million people worldwide - including 150 million people in Africa - use currencies which are pegged to the euro. Let's take a look at the birth of Euro. Click NEXT to read more...
hoppers stroll down Rue Montorgueil in central Paris passing under Christmas lighting featuring the Euro logo on December 24, 2001. The new currency comes into circulation on January 1, 2002, in the 12-nation euro zone. Click NEXT to read more...
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A cheese shop displays a sign which reads 'Blue cheese (1kg) for 6 Euros = 42 Fr' on March 22, 1996.
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Christian Hofbauer, chief assayer of the Bavarian state mint checks the quality of one euro coin through a magnifying glass in
Munich on June 5, 2001. Click NEXT to read more...
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City volunteers display specimen Euro notes at a Paris street market on June 15, 2001.
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A customer trades French francs, right, for a consumer kit of euro coins, left, as part of a simulation in a bank in Lille, northern
France, December 11, 2001. Click NEXT to read more...
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Euro coins and banknotes sit on a plate on a cafe table as the European Central Bank unveils euro notes and coins on August 30,
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Dancers and acrobats dressed in the colours of the flag of the European Union, take part in a parade in Paris celebrating the
launch of the euro on January 4, 1999. Click NEXT to read more...
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