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All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here. In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 26 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone [1] when they meet the five convergence criteria. [2]
Ajuran currency; Aksumite currency; Mogadishu currency; Dollar – Rhodesia; Dinar – Sudan; Ekwele (Ekuele) – Equatorial Guinea; Escudo. Angolan escudo; Mozambican escudo; Portuguese Guinean escudo
The markka (Finnish: markka; Swedish: mark; sign: mk; ISO code: FIM), also known as the Finnish mark, was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was divided into 100 pennies ( Finnish : penni ; Swedish : penni ), abbreviated as "p".
This has not happened to date, since the yen remains trusted globally despite its low unit value, and due to the huge costs of reissuing new currency and updating currency-reading hardware. The negative impact of postponing upgrades to various computer software until redenomination occurs, in particular, was also cited. [7]
Currency Year Country 500 Lira 1983 Italy: 2 Diners 1985 Andorra: 5 Dirhams 1987 Morocco: 10 Francs 1988 France: 10 francs 1988 Monaco: 10 baht 1988 Thailand: 100 Pesos 1989 Mexico: 1,000 Pesos 1989 Mexico: 50 Yuan 1990 China: 5 Lei 1991 Moldova: 10 Lei 1991 Moldova: 200 Escudos 1991 Portugal: 10 Dinar 1991 France: 25 Yuan 1992 China: 10 Dinar ...
The dinar (/ d ɪ ˈ n ɑː r /) is the name of the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, with a more widespread historical use. The English word "dinar" is the transliteration of the Arabic دينار ( dīnār ), which was borrowed via the Syriac dīnarā from the Latin dēnārius .
When Montenegro started using the euro as a national currency, the European Central Bank (ECB) initially did not object to this step. [18] Since then, however, the European Commission and the ECB have expressed dissatisfaction with Montenegro's unilateral use of the euro, with European Commission spokesperson Amelia Torres saying in 2007 that ...
The krone was the thirteenth-most-traded currency in the world by value in April 2010, down three positions from 2007. [ 1 ] The Norwegian krone is also informally accepted in many shops in Sweden and Finland that are close to the Norwegian border, and also in some shops in the Danish ferry ports of Hirtshals and Frederikshavn .