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The Euro members using the euro as sole of architectural structures and
The euro (€) is the common official currency are known as the monuments. The coins, however,
currency of the European Union Eurozone. A number of EU have one side identical (the value
(EU). It went into general members have opted out of side) and one side with an image
circulation on 1 January 2002, joining this common currency. unique to each country. Both
initially for 12 participating Euro notes are identical notes and coins are exchangeable
countries. The Netherlands was throughout the Eurozone in each of the participating
one of those 12 countries. EU countries, each including designs euro countries.
Bank Notes
Euro bank notes have seven denom­
inations. The €5 note (grey in colour) is
the smallest, followed by the €10 note
(pink), €20 note (blue), €50 note
(orange), €100 note (green), €200 note
(yellow) and €500 note (purple).
All notes show the 12 stars of the
European Union. Not all businesses
in the Netherlands accept the €200 €5 note
and €500 notes.

€10 note

€20 note

€50 note

€100 note

€200 note

€500 note

€2 coin €1 coin
50 cents 20 cents 10 cents
Coins
The euro has eight coin denominations: €2 and €1;
50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents, 2 cents and
1 cent. The €2 and €1 coins are silver and gold in
colour; cent coins are gold or bronze. Prices are
rounded off to the nearest 5 cents; the 2­ and
1­cent coins are no longer in use. 5 cents 2 cents 1 cent

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