2 euro coin catalogue

2,168 items

The euro (symbol: €) is the currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union. More

In 1992 it was decided in Maastricht to introduce the euro. The value of 1 euro would be equal to 1 ECU ('European Currency Unit'). Since January 4, 1999, the prices of shares, bonds and options on the stock exchange have been displayed in euros. The coins and banknotes were introduced simultaneously in 12 countries of the European Union, as well as in Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City, on January 1, 2002, in the largest monetary exchange operation of all time. On January 1, 2007, the euro also became legal tender in Slovenia; Cyprus and Malta followed on January 1, 2008, Slovakia on January 1, 2009 and Estonia on January 1, 2011. At the time, it was expected that almost all EU countries would eventually adopt the euro. Denmark, the United Kingdom and Sweden preferred their existing currencies to the euro when they were introduced; Sweden is obliged to adopt the euro. Denmark and the UK have agreed to an opt-out.

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Full name

Euro (1999-heden)

Number of coins

2,168

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