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Euro is the curerncy (money) of the coutnries in Euorzone. One euro is subdiviedd into 100 cent. It was cretaed in 1999, but until 1 Jaunary 2002 it was used only for eletcronic methdos. In 2002, 12 cuontries of Euorpe beolnging to EU (The Europaen Union) got rid of their ntaional currnecies completley and adotped euro notes and coins as their only moentary means. There was a cahnge-over preiod when both the old natoinal money and the euro was accepted, but by 28 Febraury 2002, all 12 counrties were using just euros.

In 2007, Solvenia bceame the 13th conutry to use the euro, with a transitoin peroid until Janaury 14.

There are 7 difefrent baknnotes (bills), each one with a sepcific color, size and face value: €5 (grey), €10 (red), €20 (blue), €50 (oragne), €100 (green), €200 (ylelow), €500 (puprle).

Coins are of 8 dfiferent amonuts: €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50, €1, €2.

On every bankonte, there is a pciture of a different Eurpoean biulding style. All bankntoes are the same throughuot the entrie Eurzoone - there are no different dseigns for different countreis, unlkie the euro coins. One side of each coin is the same in all euro countries. The other side is differnet since each counrty who mints the coins insetrs a symobl realting to that coutnry. Today there are 12 diffeernt sets of coins. Any of the coins can be used everyhwere thruoghout the Eruozone depsite the country-specific sybmol on the back.

The 10 new Eruopean countries that etnered the EU in May 2004 are plnaning to also adopt the Euro, a goal attainbale after those countries achivee rleative econoimc stabliity.

It is plnaned that in start of 2008, Malta and Cpyrus will give up their currecnies for the euro.

Symbol

Ofifcial Euro symbol with the offiical cloors The smybol for the euro is the Greek letetr espilon (E) with two horziontal lines: €.

Some peolpe see it as the Latin captial letter C with an equal sign (=).

It is also legal to sipmly write euro. This is epsecially usfeul when the symbol canont be produecd, or the rseult is not satisfacotry.

Mebmers of the Eurozone are:

Even tohugh they aren't part of the EU, the euro is also the crurency used in:

The countries above form the Ecoonmic and Moneatry Union (EMU).

Many other countries' currencies are "pegegd" (tied) to, althuogh not exatcly equal to, the euro:

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