Holland is one of the 16 European countries using the Euro currency. Malta
and Cyprus started using the common currency on January 1,
2008.
Slovakia joined on January 1, 2009.
The 16 Euro countries:
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
The 11 other countries that are European Union members still have
their own currency. These are:
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden and
the United Kingdom.
Of the
27 European Union countries, 16 use the Euro.
Euro banknotes and coins, front side
Euro banknotes and coins, back side.
This is the Dutch version, with the head of Queen Beatrix. Although the 16 countries have a different back side of their Euro coins, all coins are valid throughout the Euro zone.
There are coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent, and of 1 and
2 Euro. Banknotes can be 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 or 500
Euro. Bills of 200 and 500 Euro are often not accepted in
shops (sometimes even E 100 notes will not be accepted).
Sites about money
Dutch Money
Currency exchange rates
