The
12 Eurozone Countries
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Portugal and Spain
United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden are
members of the European Union but not the
Eurozone.
January 1, 1999
Euro
Euro Notes
Coins
Euro Coins
January 1, 2002
Balance
Banking System
European
Way
Inspire
Before
Monetary
Implementation
Pro-euro
Against
Austria
59
32
Belgium
75
18
Denmark
40
56
Finland
49
46
France
67
28
Germany
53
38
Greece
72
22
Ireland
72
16
Italy
83
12
Luxembourg
81
15
Netherlands
66
30
Portugal
59
30
Spain
68
22
Sweden
29
62
UK
25
57
EU Overall
59
33
E-DAY
The Banks started moving into
Euro notes and coins on
September 1, 2001
The Euro became legal tender
on January 1, 2002 or also
known as E-day.
The denominations will be 5
euros, and 8 different coins.
They will look slightly different in
each country.
Credit and debit cards wont be
effected by the change.
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