Italia was one of dem.
In January of 2002, Italy switched from the Lira to the Euro. The exchange rate is below: 1 Euro = 1.5882 U.S. dollars
It was a common circulation coin until 2002 when Germany switched to the euro as its currency. At that time it was worth about 50 U.S. cents.
The Netherlands, along with other 17 countries, belongs to what's known as the 'Eurozone', and because of that, since the year 2002, its official currency is the Euro.
The currency of Portugal is the Euro, symbol: €.The subdivision of the Euro is called cêntimo or centavo in Portuguese.* Portuguese currency was previously denominated as the escudo meaning shield, from 1911 to 2002. Before that, from around 1430 until 1911, it was the Portuguese Real, which was a widely circulated currency.
2002
The Franc but they switched to the Euro now
Several countries use (or used) francs as their currency. If you have a French 2F coin its value is low, about 40 cents U.S. at the time France switched to the euro as its currency in 2002.
Belgium's currency was the Belgian franc. Belgium switched to the euro in 2002.
In January of 2002, Italy switched from the Lira to the Euro. The exchange rate is below: 1 Euro = 1.5882 U.S. dollars
Martinique is a Department of France, therefore, its currency before the Euro would have been the French franc. Martinique switched to the Euro in 2002, when France did.
Greece.The drachma was used by Greece, which now uses the Euro. They switched to the Euro on 1 January 2002.The Drachma (meaning a handful) was the currency of Greece.
The Euro.
It was a common circulation coin until 2002 when Germany switched to the euro as its currency. At that time it was worth about 50 U.S. cents.
They abandoned them and started using the Euro as their currency instead. There are a lot more than 12 members of the European Union, but only 12 were founder members of the Euro in 2002. Other EU countries changed to the Euro later, and some still do not use it.
netherlands, uses dutch guilder as their currencyCorrectionThe Netherlands FORMERLY used the guilder. In 2002 they switched to the euro.
The Netherlands, along with other 17 countries, belongs to what's known as the 'Eurozone', and because of that, since the year 2002, its official currency is the Euro.
Unless it's uncirculated, face value only - about 50¢ U.S. in 2002, when Germany switched to the euro, and marks and pfennigs were withdrawn from circulation.