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A hand removes a 10 euro note from the till of a supermarket filled with other notes and coins
Image: Michael Bihlmayer/CHROMORANGE/picture allianceImage: Michael Bihlmayer/CHROMORANGE/picture alliance

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 20 of the 27 EU member states. It is the second-largest reserve currency in the world after the US dollar.

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