Euro
Midnight 1 Jan 1999: Launch of the virtual euro in 11 European countries. 2002: € notes & coins start to circulate, & 1st purchase using them was on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean – to buy 1 kg of lychees. US$ – € exchange rate on 1 Jan 1999 was 0.857. Today it’s 0.906. Don’t lose your shirt
Guessed the Word? Series 50 (9/9) pic: Alexas Fotos