EUR

Euro

Description

The euro is the official currency of 19 of the 27 member states of the European Union.

Currency Codes Details

ISO Code
EUR
Numeric Code
978
Currency Name
Euro
Symbol
€
Country
Germany
Minor Unit (Decimal Places)
2

Locale Formatting

  • European Format: 1.234,56 € (euro sign after, period as thousands separator)
  • German: 1.234,56 € | French: 1 234,56 € | Spanish: 1.234,56 €
  • JavaScript: new Intl.NumberFormat("de-DE", {style:"currency", currency:"EUR"})
  • PHP: NumberFormatter with de_DE locale for German formatting
  • Different EU countries have variations in EUR formatting

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