Now I'll start with coins and foreign banknotes starting with those of Spain, one of my favorite countries!


Spain

This image is of a two-euro coin. 

The 2-euro coins, minted by the Member States of the Eurozone as legal tender in those countries, are formed by an inner zone of nickel-brass and copper-nickel outer zone. Have a diameter of 25.75 mm, a thickness of 2.20 mm and a weight of 8.50 grams. Its edge is fine striations with individual registration of each nation recorded. All coins have a common side (which changed in 2007 with respect to the original) and a specific national side in each country.

The euro (€) is the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union as well as the official currency of the eurozone, comprised of 18 of the 28 member states of the European Union (EU). These 18 states are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, and Portugal. In addition, European microstates have agreements with the EU to use the euro as their currency: Vatican City, Monaco, San Marino and Andorra. Moreover, the euro has been adopted unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Therefore, the euro is used daily by some 334 million Europeans. More than 210 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro, including more than 182 million Africans.

The euro was introduced on January 1, 1999, suddenly becoming the currency of more than 300 million people in Europe. During its first three years of existence, the euro was a virtual currency that was only used in accounting. Physically, the euro was not introduced until January 1, 2002, when it replaced the national currency of the country that was the 12 eurozone, with prices fixed currency exchange.

• The five dollar (5 €), is the one with the lowest value of all euro banknotes, and has been used since the introduction of the euro in 2002.'s The smallest of the euro banknotes and is gray.

• -This bill of 10 euros (10 €), is the one with the second lowest value of all euro banknotes, and has been used since the introduction of the euro in 2002. It is the second smallest of the euro banknotes and is red. The ticket is used in 22 countries that have the euro as their single currency (20 of which have officially adopted).

• The ticket for 20 euros (20 €), is the one with the third lowest value of all euro banknotes, and has been used since the introduction of the euro in 2002. It is the third smallest of the euro banknotes and it is blue.

•  The ticket of 50 euros (50 €), is the one with the intermediate value of the euro banknotes, is the most common banknote trade everyday, it is also the most widely manufactured. In July 2012 there were approximately 6,190,852 fifty euro banknotes in circulation in the euro zone countries.

• The ticket of 100 euros (100 €), is the one with the third highest value of all euro banknotes.In July 2012 there were approximately one hundred 1,681,502 euros in circulation in the euro zone countries.

• The ticket of 200 euros (200 €), is the one with the second highest value of all euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro in 2002. The two hundred euro bill is the second largest, measuring 153 × 82 mm, and the color scheme used is yellow.

• the ticket of  500 euros (500 €), is the largest value of the euro banknotes and has been used since the introduction of the euro in 2002.'s The biggest euro banknotes and is purple. In May 2013 there were approximately 595 441 five hundred euro banknotes in circulation in the euro area countries euro.9 This represents a total of EUR 297 720 491 in approximate five hundred tickets. The European Central Bank controls the circulation and the amount of coins and banknotes. It is a task of the Eurosystem to ensure an efficient and smooth supply of euro and to maintain its integrity throughout the euro area.