The Euro

The Euro

1. Euro facts

   • Security for currency is very important, that's why the curreny has holograms, watermarks and security threads to stop makeing feak money.
   • 7 banknotes (5€ - 500€) & 8 coins (1cent - 2€)
   • Symbol "€" was chosen by election, it is based on a Greek letter, the two bars in the middle are a symbol of stability.
   • The name "Euro" was chosen in Madrid by an European Council in 1995
   • While the notes look the same in every country, the coins have an specific desing in one side but on the other it have a desing different in every country.
   • It was introduced in 2002
   • Most obious symbol of the E.U

2. Adopting the Euro