A. 1 Jan 1999
B. 1 Jan 1996
C. 1 Jan 1995
D. 1 Jan 2002
Submitted by: Ali Hassan
After a decade of preparations, the euro was launched on 1 January 1999: for the first three years it was an ‘invisible’ currency, only used for accounting purposes and electronic payments. Coins and banknotes were launched on 1 January 2002, and in 12 EU countries the biggest cash changeover in history took place.