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 member states
linked to: Eurozone
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 EUR
linked to: Euro
issuingAuthority European Central Bank
national central banks of the euro area
linked to: Eurosystem
legalStatus official currency of the Eurozone
managedBy Eurosystem
monetaryPolicySetBy Governing Council of the European Central Bank
officialName euro
linked to: Euro
peggedTo 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
Croatian kuna
Cypriot pound
Deutsche Mark
Dutch guilder
Estonian kroon
Finnish markka
French franc
Greek drachma
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.

Paris currency Euro
Albufeira currency Euro
Zimbabwe currency Euro
Luxembourg currency Euro
Deutsche Mark replacedBy euro
linked to: Euro
Deutsche Mark replacedByISO4217Code EUR
linked to: Euro
Italian lira replacedBy euro
linked to: Euro
Italian lira successor euro
linked to: Euro
Lisbon currency Euro
Spain currency Euro
Madrid currency Euro
European Union currencyCode EUR
linked to: Euro
Canary Islands currency Euro
Thai baht frequentlyTradedAgainst euro
linked to: Euro
Dutch guilder replacedBy euro
linked to: Euro
Cyprus currency Euro
Slovak koruna replacedBy EUR
linked to: Euro
Asian Development Bank currencyOfOperations euro
linked to: Euro
Azores currency Euro
STLA currency EUR
linked to: Euro
Deutsche Mark replacedBy euro
subject linked to: DM
linked to: Euro
Deutsche Mark succeededBy euro
subject linked to: DM
linked to: Euro
DEM replacedBy EUR
linked to: Euro
DEM successorCurrency Euro
ITL replacedBy euro
linked to: Euro
ITL successorCurrency EUR
linked to: Euro
ITL peggedTo euro
linked to: Euro
Banca d’Italia ISO4217CurrencyManaged EUR
linked to: Euro
Baltic states currency euro
linked to: Euro
Overijssel currency Euro
European Central Bank currencyManaged euro
linked to: Euro
Saint Pierre and Miquelon currency Euro
Corsica currency Euro
Latvia currency Euro
Guadeloupe currency Euro
Ulster Bank currency Euro
Slovenia currency Euro
Rhodes currency euro
linked to: Euro
Lombardy currency Euro
Ibiza currency Euro
subject linked to: Ibiza, Spain
Minorca currency Euro
Åland Islands usesCurrency euro
linked to: Euro
Mallorca currency Euro
BEL 20 baseCurrency EUR
linked to: Euro
De Nederlandsche Bank currencyIssued euro
linked to: Euro
Réunion usesLegalTender euro
linked to: Euro