The euro is the most tangible element of European integration. Launched in 1999 as an account currency, the euro started ...

If you travel to France these days, you’ll be dealing in European currency rather than French currency. That’s been the case since 2000, when the country ... era of French coins and notes.

European coins date back at least to the Roman Empire, though mass production didn’t begin until later with a spike in the number of silver coins. The latter development signaled a ...