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Summary: Here you will find information on the Euro currency, what countries use it and its various denominations
The Euro - Notes and Coins
Of the current member states of the European Union, only 15 currently use the Euro:
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.
The notes are identical across the euro zone, although the coins vary (see below). Notes and coins can be used anywhere within the Euro area regardless of the country of issue. The denominations are: €500, €200, €100, €50, €20, €10 and €5. The notes differ in size and get progressively larger as the value increases. Also coloured by denomination, they feature different styles of architecture. The value is printed in large figures to help recognition by the visually impaired.
5 Euro Banknote
Size: 120 x 62 mm
Colour: Grey
10 Euro Banknote
Size: 127 x 67 mm
Colour: Red
20 Euro Banknote
Size: 133 x 72 mm
Colour: Blue
50 Euro Banknote
Size: 140 x 77 mm
Colour: Orange
100 Euro Banknote
Size: 147 x 82 mm
Colour: Green
200 Euro Banknote
Size: 153 x 82 mm
Colour: Yellow-brown
500 Euro Banknote
Size: 160 x 82 mm
Colour: Purple
Euro coins can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. One side of the coin is the same wherever the coin is made, with the reverse featuring the national side of the country of issue. So for example a euro coin issued in Spain and featuring a Spanish national side can be used to buy goods in Finland, Italy or Portugal.
There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. There are 100 cent to €1.
The 1, 2 and 5 cent pieces are reddish coloured, the 10, 20 and 50 cent pieces bronze or gold coloured, the 1 euro has a silver middle and gold rim, and the 2 euro has a silver rim and gold middle.
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