The Euro Turns 20!
Monday 07 March 2022
Twenty years ago, the euro was born and today it’s the official currency in 19 countries, with over 300 million people using them daily.
2:00 min
The story of when 15 billion banknotes and 52 billion coins in euros first went into circulation is one that connects us all!
Here’s what some of our people from UniCredit have to say about that exciting time. A time of change, which marked a new era across many of our countries.
Italy
Germany
Austria
Slovenia
Slovenia was the first country in Central and Eastern Europe to adopt the euro on 1 January 2007.
Slovakia
Slovakia said goodbye to the Slovak koruna and officially introduced the euro as the national currency on 1 January 2008.
Croatia
In Croatia, the euro will be adopted on 1 January 2023.