The single currency was the Euro.
Euro
The single currency was the Euro.
The single currency was the Euro.
Euro
The Euro was introduced in 1999 and started to be used by 12 of the then 15 countries of the European Union in 2002. Now 17 of the 27 members use it.
1999 was the formal introduction. Som other countries have adopted the Euro after that.
The Euro, which was created in 1999 and actually came into circulation in 2002.
January 1st 1999
The Euro began in 1999, but did not come into circulation until 2002.
It came into existence in currency markets on the 1st of January 1999 and began to be used in 12 countries as a day to day currency on the 1st of January 2002.
Spain, like much of the European Union (with the notable exception of the United Kingdom and a few other countries), uses the euro as its currency. Up until 2002, when the euro was introduced into the Spanish economy, the currency of Spain was the peseta.
First of December 1999.......
The Euro was introduced as the official currency of the European Union as an accounting unit in 1999 and was adopted as coin and paper currency on the 1 Januray 2002 and Italy is a member of the EU. When the currency was adopted for a certain period of time [variable per country] there was dual currency circulation - the former national currency [Italian Lira] and Euros. In Italy this period was extended to almost two years.