List of currencies in Europe

There are 25 currencies currently used in the 50 countries of Europe, all of which are members of the United Nations, except Vatican City, which is an observer.[1] All de facto present currencies in Europe, and an incomplete list of the preceding currency, are listed here.

Eurozone member states   ERM II member states   ERM II membership applied   Other EU member states   States using the euro as a result of a treaty   States which have unilaterally adopted the euro

A currency is a medium of exchange, such as money, banknotes, and coins.[2] In Europe, the most commonly used currency is the euro (used by 25 countries); any country entering the European Union (EU) is expected to join the eurozone[3] when they meet the five convergence criteria.[4] Denmark is the only EU which have been granted an exemption from using the euro.[3] Sweden has also not adopted the Euro, although unlike Denmark, it has not formally opted out; instead, it fails to meet the ERM II (Exchange Rate Mechanism) which results in the non-use of the Euro.[5][6] For countries which hope to join the eurozone, there are five guidelines that need to be followed, grouped in the Maastricht criteria.[3]

The pound sterling, used by the United Kingdom, is rated at fourth on Investopedia's list of the top 8 most tradable currencies, and that it is a "little bit more volatile than the euro".[7] It was ranked just ahead of the Swiss franc, ranked fifth, which is used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, saying that the set up of the Swiss banking "emphasizes the economic and financial stability policies dictated by the governing board of the SNB". Both are in the top 8 major currencies on Bloomberg.[8] Several countries use currencies which translate as "crown": the Czech koruna, the Norwegian krone, the Danish krone, the Icelandic króna, and the Swedish krona.[9]

At present, the euro is legal tender in 19 out of 27 European Union member states,[10] in addition to 5 countries not part of the EU (Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Andorra and Montenegro).[11] Kosovo also uses the euro,[11] but is only partially recognised as an independent state.

European currencies

List of all European currencies

Country	Present currency	Currency sign	ISO 4217 code	Fractional unit	Previous currency
Albania	Albanian lek[12]	L[13]	ALL	Qindarkë	N/A
Andorra	Euro[14]	€[15]	EUR	Euro cent	None official[14][16]
Armenia	Armenian dram	֏, դր.	AMD	Luma	Soviet ruble
Austria	Euro[17]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Schilling[18]
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani manat[19]	₼	AZN	Qapik	Russian ruble[20]
Belarus	Belarusian ruble[21][22]	Br	BYN	Kopeck	Second ruble[23]
Belgium	Euro[24]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Belgian franc[25]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark[26]	KM	BAM	Fening	Bosnia and Herzegovina dinar[27]
Bulgaria	Bulgarian lev[28]	лв	BGN	Stotinka	N/A
Croatia	Croatian kuna[29]	kn	HRK	Lipa	Croatian dinar[30]
Cyprus	Euro[31]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Cypriot pound[32]
Czech Republic (Czechia)	Czech koruna[33]	Kč	CZK	Haléř	Czechoslovak koruna[34]
Denmark	Danish krone[35]	kr.	DKK	Øre	Danish rigsdaler[36]
Estonia	Euro[37][38]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Estonian kroon[39][40]
Finland	Euro[41]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Finnish markka[42]
France	Euro[43]	€	EUR	Euro cent	French franc[44]
Georgia	Georgian lari[45]	₾	GEL	Tetri	Kupon lari[46]
Germany	Euro[47]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Deutsche Mark
Greece	Euro[48]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Greek drachma[49]
Hungary	Hungarian forint[50]	Ft	HUF	Fillér	Hungarian pengő[51]
Iceland	Icelandic króna: second króna[52]	kr, Íkr	ISK	Aurar	Icelandic króna: first króna[52]
Ireland	Euro[53]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Punt[54]
Italy	Euro[55]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Italian lira[56]
Latvia	Euro	€	EUR	Euro cent	Latvian lats[57]
Liechtenstein	Swiss franc[58][59]	CHF	CHF	Rappen, also called Centime, Centesimo, and Rap	Liechtenstein krone[60]
Lithuania	Euro [61][62]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Lithuanian litas
Luxembourg	Euro[63]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Luxembourgish franc[64]
Malta	Euro[65]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Maltese lira[66]
Moldova	Moldovan leu[67]	L	MDL	Ban	Moldovan cupon[68]
Monaco	Euro[69]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Monegasque franc
Montenegro	Euro[69]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Deutsche Mark[70]
Netherlands	Euro[71]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Dutch guilder[72]
North Macedonia	Second Macedonian denar[73]	ден	MKD	Deni	First Macedonian denar[74]
Norway	Norwegian krone[75]	kr, –	NOK	Øre	Norwegian speciedaler[76]
Poland	Polish złoty[77]	zł	PLN	Grosz	Polish marka
Portugal	Euro[78]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Portuguese escudo[79]
Romania	Romanian leu[80]	lei	RON	ban	Third Romanian leu[81]
Russia	Russian ruble[82]	₽	RUB	Kopeyka	Fifth Ruble[82]
San Marino	Euro[83]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Sammarinese lira[83]
Serbia	Serbian dinar[84]	RSD or РСД (unofficial: din. or дин.)	RSD	Para	Yugoslav dinar[84]
Slovakia	Euro[85]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Slovak koruna[85]
Slovenia	Euro[86]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Slovenian tolar[86]
Spain	Euro[87]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Spanish peseta[87]
Sweden	Swedish krona[88]	kr	SEK	Öre	Swedish riksdaler[88]
Switzerland	Swiss franc[89]	CHF[89]	CHF	Rappen, also called Centime, Centesimo, and Rap	None[89]
Turkey	Turkish lira[90]	₺	TRY	Kuruş	First Turkish Lira[90]
Ukraine	Ukrainian hryvnia[91]	₴	UAH	Kopiyka (копійка)	Ukrainian karbovanets[91]
United Kingdom	Pound sterling[92]	£	GBP	Penny (pl. Pence)	Pound sterling[93]
Vatican City	Euro[94]	€	EUR	Euro cent	Vatican lira[95]

Currencies of partially recognized states in Europe

List of all unrecognized European currencies

Unrecognized country	De jure country	Present currency	Currency sign	ISO 4217 (or unofficial) code	Fractional unit	Previous currency
Abkhazia	Georgia	Abkhazian apsar Russian ruble (both official)	Apsar has no currency sign ₽	ABK (unofficial) RUB	Apsar has no fractional unit Kopeyka	Soviet ruble
Kosovo	Serbia	Euro Serbian dinar (unnoficial, only in Serb majority areas)	€ РСД	EUR RSD	Cent Para	Yugoslav dinar
Artsakh	Azerbaijan	Armenian dram Artsakh dram (both official)	դր.	AMD	Luma	Soviet ruble
North Cyprus	Cyprus	Turkish lira Euro (unofficial)	₺ €	TRY EUR	Kuruş Cent	Cypriot pound
South Ossetia	Georgia	Russian ruble	₽	RUB	Kopeyka	Soviet ruble
Transnistria	Moldova	Transnistrian ruble	руб	PRB (unofficial)	Kopeck	Soviet ruble

See also

• Central banks and currencies of Europe
• Currencies of the European Union
• List of currencies
• List of circulating currencies
• Capital Markets Union
• Banking Union

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External links

• International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)