European Currency Unit

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The European Currency Unit (ECU) was a basket-based monetary unit used by the European Community as a precursor and accounting unit for the euro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European unit of account
basket-based monetary unit
predecessor of the euro
abolished 1999
basedOn basket of European Community member state currencies
category European monetary integration instrument
currency basket
componentCurrenciesUpdated periodically to reflect EC membership changes
conversionMethodToEuro 1 ECU = 1 euro at transition
country European Community
denominationType accounting unit only
describedAs composite currency unit
precursor to the euro
exchangeRateDetermination weighted average of component currencies
followedBy euro as single currency
inception 1979
introducedBy Council of the European Communities
ISO4217Code XEU
legalSuccessorCurrency euro
linked to: Euro
monetaryPolicyRole anchor for Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM)
nature non-physical currency unit
partOf European Monetary System
physicalForm no official banknotes or coins issued
predecessor European Unit of Account
region Western Europe
regulator Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States
Council of Ministers of the European Community
relatedConcept European Monetary System
Exchange Rate Mechanism
euro
linked to: Euro
replacedBy euro
linked to: Euro
scope international capital markets
intra-European Community transactions
successorSystem Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union
symbol ECU
usedAs denominator for financial instruments
reference for exchange rate mechanism
unit of account
usedBy European Community
linked to: European Union

European Union member states
usedFor EC budget accounting
denomination of bonds
denomination of international financial contracts
denomination of loans
usedUntil introduction of the euro in 1999

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DEM peggedTo European Currency Unit
Exchange Rate Mechanism uses European Currency Unit as reference unit
linked to: European Currency Unit
European Monetary System hasPart European Currency Unit
European Monetary System currency European Currency Unit
Euro peggedTo European Currency Unit (at introduction)
linked to: European Currency Unit
African Development Bank currencyOfOperations UA (Unit of Account)
linked to: European Currency Unit
European Currency Unit predecessor European Unit of Account
linked to: European Currency Unit
European Monetary Cooperation Fund uses European Currency Unit
XEU ISO4217CodeFor European Currency Unit
XEU introducedFor European Currency Unit
XEU denominationOf European Currency Unit
XEU officialName European Currency Unit
Committee of Governors relatedTo European Currency Unit