Euro coins and notes were put into general circulation at the start of 2002.
The transition period began in 1999, requiring billions of coins and banknotes to be prepared in advance. All banknotes in the advance printing carry a 2002 series date regardless of when they were actually made, but each member state of the eurozone was allowed to decide how its coins would be dated. Some opted to use the same 2002 date on all coins, while others used the actual minting date and simply stockpiled them until 2002.
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the currency of the Republic is the euro, so only euro notes and coins are used
See the Related Link below for a slew of images of both the euro coins and the euro notes.
The related links below show pictures of what the Euro notes and coins look like.
National currencies cease to exist in 1999 when the euro was first launched. However at this time existing notes and coins continued to circulate. The physical euro banknotes and coins where introduced on 1st January 2002 and previous national currency notes and coins where withdrawn from circulation. The national notes and coins ceased to be acceptable forms of payment by the end of February 2002.
Ireland uses the euro and all euro notes are the same. Irish euro coins have the harp on one side and the main euro design on the other.
Yes, as the Euro is the legal tender in Spain and Germany. The notes are exactly the same in both countries. Only the coins look different, and that is only on one side. All Euro notes and coins can be used in all of the 18 Eurozone countries.
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The euro became slovenian currency on 1 January 2007
Greece began using the Euro notes and coins the same day as everyone else, on 1/1/02 (See Wikipedia entry "Enlargement of the Euro Zone". However, the Euro was born in the form of an accounting unit, replacing the "ECU", in 1/1/99, so that it could be used for electronic commerce and travelers checks. Greece joined after that date, so the Drachma/Euro exchange rate was fixed in 2000.
What?! Accept euro coins?? Who accept euro coins in the first place?
Spain joined the first wave in 1999, but the notes and coins weren't circulated until 2002.