The EURO
Table of Contents
*What is the Euro
*How the Euro relates to Germany
*Germany's Old Currency
*What other countries use the Euro
*What notes and coins the Euro uses
*Conversion Rates
*The Euros effect on the world
*Fun Facts
What is the Euro
*The Euro is one currency for Europe
*It is the currency for the European Union
*It is the legal tender in all the participating states
*It is comparable to the US dollar
How the Euro Relates to Germany
*Germany is part of the European Union and now uses the Euro
*Germany is considered the strongest country economical in the Union
*The Euro now replaces the Deutsche Mark in Germany
Germany's Old Currency
*After World War II and the division on Germany, the western powers introduced the Deutsche Mark in to West Germany
*The USSR did a similar thing in East Germany
*When the two united they used the Western Deutsche Mark, because it was stronger
Germany's Old Currency
*There are 8 different coins: 1 Pfennig, 2 Pfennig, 5 Pfennig, 10 Pfennig, 50 Pfennig, 1 Mark, 2 Mark and 5 Mark
*The German currency has 8 different bank notes: 5 Mark, 10 Mark, 20 Mark, 50 Mark, 100 Mark, 200 Mark, 500 Mark and 1,000 Mark
The Euro Countries
*Belgium
*Germany
*Greece
*Spain
*France
*Ireland
*Italy
Coins and Notes
*There are 8 euro coins denominated in 2 and 1 euros, then 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents
*Every euro coin will carry a common European face
*On the obverse, each Member State will decorate the coins with their own motifs
*There are 7 euro notes
*In different colors and sizes they are denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and...
English: Various Euro bills.
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