Bye-bye escudo, hello euro! A conversation with Joaquim Maurício | "E se o dinheiro falasse?"
It's been 23 years since people first held euros in their hand!
Although it was “born” on 1 January 1999, for its first three years, the euro was a currency used only for accounting purposes and electronic payments.
It was overnight from 31 December 2001 to 1 January 2002 that everything changed and 12 countries of the European Union were united by a single currency.
But how did it all happen?
To help us learn more about this important event in the history of Europe, our guest on this episode is Joaquim Maurício, an employee of Valora, the Banco de Portugal’s banknote factory.
“E se o dinheiro falasse?” is available in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following players:
Listen to the new episode!
It's been 23 years since people first held euros in their hand!
Although it was “born” on 1 January 1999, for its first three years, the euro was a currency used only for accounting purposes and electronic payments.
It was overnight from 31 December 2001 to 1 January 2002 that everything changed and 12 countries of the European Union were united by a single currency.
But how did it all happen?
To help us learn more about this important event in the history of Europe, our guest on this episode is Joaquim Maurício, an employee of Valora, the Banco de Portugal’s banknote factory.
“E se o dinheiro falasse?” is available in Portuguese only, on the Money Museum website and on the following players:
Listen to the new episode!