It belongs to the 19 countries of the European Union.
The 19 members of the eurozone are Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Malta and Cyprus.
On January 1, 1999, the European Union implemented the common currency in the European Union countries.
The euro became legal tender in the euro area in July 2002.
The euro notes come in seven denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euros and come in different sizes and colors.
Each note of the denomination shows the period of European architecture, the map of Europe and the flag of Europe.