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euro

Also known as euros

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 21 of the member states of the European Union. This group of states is officially known as the euro area or, more commonly, the eurozone. The euro is divided into 100 euro cents.

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The euro is the official currency used by 21 European Union countries, collectively known as the eurozone. It matters because it simplifies trade and travel across a large region by allowing people and businesses in these countries to use the same money instead of different national currencies.

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Key facts

Currency.name: Euro
Currency.image_1: border|86px border|91px border|95px border|100px border|105px border|109px
Currency.image_width_1: 280px
Currency.image_title_1: Euro banknotes (obverse)
Currency.iso_code: EUR
Currency.subunit_name_1: euro cent
Currency.unit: euro
Currency.plural: Varies, see language and the euro
Currency.symbol: €
Currency.symbol_subunit_1: c
Currency.frequently_used_banknotes: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100
Currency.rarely_used_banknotes: €200, €500
Currency.frequently_used_coins: 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, €1, €2
Currency.rarely_used_coins: 1c, 2c (Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Kosovo)
Currency.subunit_inline_note_1: (Name varies by language)
Currency.plural_subunit_1: (Varies by language)
Currency.banknote_article: euro banknotes
Currency.coin_article: euro coins

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Key dates

Inception: 1999

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Commons category: Euro
Commons gallery: Euro
Stack Exchange tag: stackoverflow.com/tags/euro
price: 1.1634
unit symbol: €
start time: 1999-01-01
exact match: dati.beniculturali.it/cis/Euro
short name: euro
P11012: Nuuk
Unicode character: €
inception: 1999-00-00

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Contents

Characteristics
Administration
Countries that use the euro
Eurozone members
Special territories of members of the European Economic Area
Other users
EU members not using the euro
Committed to adopt the euro <span class="anchor" id="Obliged to adopt the euro"></span>
Opt-outs
Coins and banknotes
Coins
Coin minting
Banknotes
Issuing modalities for banknotes
Banknote printing
Payments clearing, electronic funds transfer
History
Introduction
Currency sign
Eurozone crisis
Direct and indirect usage
Agreed direct usage with minting rights
Agreed direct usage without minting rights
Unilateral direct usage
Currencies pegged to the euro
Use as reserve currency
Economics
Optimal currency area
Transaction costs and risks
Price parity
Macroeconomic stability
Trade
Investment
Inflation
Exchange rate risk
Financial integration
Effect on interest rates
Price convergence
Tourism
Exchange rates
Flexible exchange rates
Against other major currencies
Political considerations
Eurozone
Countries not using the euro
''Euro'' in various official EU languages
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, by one British Overseas Territory, as well as unilaterally by two European states that are not EU members. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency.