1 jan 2002 ano - The Euro enters circulation

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The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, with Euro coins and banknotes entering circulation on 1st January 2002. It became the second largest reserve currency and the second most traded currency in the world after the U.S. dollar.

The euro became the sole currency of 17 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. These countries comprised the "eurozone"; some 330 million people in total.

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