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  2. Euro banknotes - Wikipedia

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    The euro was established in 1999, but "for the first three years it was an invisible currency, used for accounting purposes only, e.g. in electronic payments". [2] In 2002, notes and coins began to circulate. The euro rapidly took over from the former national currencies and slowly expanded around the European Union.

  3. German frigate Augsburg (F213) - Wikipedia

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    Pennant number: F213; Call sign: DRAN; Status: decommissioned: General characteristics; Class and type: Bremen-class frigate: Displacement: 3,680 tonnes (3,620 long tons) Length: 130.50 m (428 ft 2 in) Beam: 14.60 m (47 ft 11 in) Draft: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in) Installed power: CODOG (Combined diesel or gas) 2 × MTU 20V956 TB92 diesel engines, 8.14 ...

  4. European Currency Unit - Wikipedia

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    Using a mechanism known as the "snake in the tunnel", the European Exchange Rate Mechanism was an attempt to minimize fluctuations between member state currencies—initially by managing the variance of each against its respective ECU reference rate—with the aim to achieve fixed ratios over time, and so enable the European Single Currency (which became known as the euro) to replace national ...

  5. Euro - Wikipedia

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    The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid. [16] The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1 (US$1.1743 at the time). Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002, making ...

  6. One of Europe's most-wanted fugitives spotted at religious ...

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    Europol has offered a 200,000-euro ($208,000) reward for information leading to his arrest. As the BBC notes, West Africa is a major transit point for the trafficking of cocaine from Latin America.

  7. Identifying marks on euro coins - Wikipedia

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    Greek euro coins dated 2002 without these mint marks were produced in Athens, Greece. All Greek euro coins bear the standard Greek mint mark symbol of the Athens mint. Greece (2002–present) Athens Stylised acanthus leaf: Italy: Rome R: Letter: Lithuania: Vilnius Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuanian Mint House, LMK) logo: Luxembourg (2002–2004)

  8. Roma punished by UEFA for fan disorder in Europa League ... - AOL

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    UEFA disciplinary judges also imposed a 30,000 euros ($31,250) fine on Roma. UEFA fined Eintracht 25,000 euros ($26,000) for disorder among its fans in Rome. The German club also got a provisional ...

  9. International status and usage of the euro - Wikipedia

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    Several European microstates outside the EU have adopted the euro as their currency. For EU sanctioning of this adoption, a monetary agreement must be concluded. Prior to the launch of the euro, agreements were reached with Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City by EU member states (Italy in the case of San Marino and Vatican City, and France in the case of Monaco) allowing them to use the euro ...