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The history of euro
On June 2002, 65438+1 October1,euro banknotes and coins officially entered the circulation field, and 12, which is closely related to the economic life of various countries, will fade out of the historical stage until it finally disappears.

Deutschmark:1The former West Germany, which was born on June 20th, 948, replaced the once devalued Deutschmark, which only took 20 years. It was put into use in 1923 to solve inflation, just replacing the old German mark. 1990, 1 In July, 2008, with the demolition of the Berlin Wall, the German mark was introduced into the former East Germany, and the monetary unification preceded the political unification of Germany and Germany (the same year 10/3, 10). For many Germans, the disappearance of the Deutsche Mark is a sad thing, because it is a symbol of a powerful Germany after World War II.

French franc: The earliest franc in French history was born in 1360 and was ordered by John II. He was imprisoned in an English prison, returned to France, and named him Franc to celebrate his freedom. Although it was once replaced by the ancient silver coin named "Durston" by Ege, the franc reappeared during the French Revolution and later the reign of Napoleon. 1803, the franc officially became the official currency, and spread to Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and later came to Africa with French colonial rule.

Luxembourg franc: 1848 was declared as currency by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. 192 1 year formed a monetary union with Belgium, which has the same monetary value as the Belgian franc, and the Belgian franc can also circulate in Luxembourg.

Belgian franc:1832 On June 5th, King Leopold I of Belgium announced that the French franc system was the official currency. 1944 Belgian francs can be directly converted into British pounds, and 1946 has an exchange rate of directly converting into US dollars. From 65438 to 0979, the Belgian franc joined the European monetary system.

Frohring, Netherlands: The first Frohring coin was born in Florence in 1252. Its birth gave many European countries the idea of making their own currencies. 152 1 year, Frohring became the official currency of the Netherlands. Frogman was widely used in Holland during the reign of Charles V.

Italian lira: 1808, Napoleon I ordered the first lira coin to be minted in Milan. On August 24th, 1862, the lira became the official currency of Italy. Lira first circulated in southern Italy, and then gradually became widely used in the Italian peninsula. The name lira comes from Latin libra (pound), which is the unit of weight in ancient Rome.

Piseta, Spain: June 1868 65438+ 10/8 became the official currency. Before that, it coexisted and circulated with Delloro, peso, escudo and Riel. The first peseta coin appeared in Barcelona in 1808, and was cast by the French army that occupied there at that time.

Escudo, Portugal: After the 19 10 revolution, escudo replaced Riel as the official currency of Portugal on May191. /kloc-During the reign of Alfonso V in the 5th century, the earliest escudo was gold coins.

Irish Pound: Six years after independence from British rule,1On August 20th, 927, Irish people had their own currency-Irish Pound. However, the Irish pound has always been linked to the British pound, and it was not until 1979 joined the European monetary system that it began to be directly exchanged with other currencies.

Drakula, Greece: Drakula is the name of the ancient Greek silver coin, which is considered as the oldest currency in circulation in the world. It first appeared in Asia Minor in the 7th century BC. After a long period of decline, the drachma was designated as the national currency by independent Greece on February 8 1833.

Austrian shilling: 1923, which was born to curb the excessive depreciation of the krona. During the German Nazi occupation of Austria, shillings and marks circulated in 1938 ~ 1945.

Finnish mark: 1860, Russian Tsar Nicholas II ordered the manufacture of marks, but Finland did not gain full political independence until 19 17. The name mark comes from Germanic rather than Slavic, which is a sign that Finland wants to get rid of the czar's rule.