European Currency Unit

Summary

European Currency Unit is an unit of account^[1]. It draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_account category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• European Currency Unit's instance of is recorded as unit of account^[3].
• European Currency Unit's instance of is recorded as obsolete currency^[4].
• European Currency Unit's currency sign is recorded as European Currency Unit sign^[5].
• January 1, 1979 marks the founding of European Currency Unit^[6].
• European Currency Unit was dissolved in January 1, 1999^[7].
• European Currency Unit began on April 13, 1979^[8].
• European Currency Unit ended on December 31, 1998^[9].
• European Currency Unit's replaces is recorded as European Unit of Account^[10].
• European Currency Unit's replaced by is recorded as euro^[11].
• European Currency Unit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Currency Unit (E.C.U.)'}^[12].
• European Currency Unit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Unité compte Européen (E.C.U.)'}^[13].
• European Currency Unit's different from is recorded as ECU^[14].
• European Currency Unit's different from is recorded as European Unit of Account^[15].
• European Currency Unit's issued by is recorded as European Monetary Cooperation Fund^[16].
• European Currency Unit's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': '₠\u200e'}^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of account^[3] and obsolete currency^[4].

Origins

January 1, 1979 marks the founding of European Currency Unit^[6].

Why It Matters

European Currency Unit draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (unit_of_account category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]