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So far as European countries go, Luxembourg has to be one of the smallest countries there is. It is very easy to miss on a map if you aren’t looking for it (or even if you are!). What coins and

The euro is being used in several countries now but while some have joined since the euro was first launched, Belgium was one of the very first countries to take it on. What coins and notes are available for this

If you take a closer look at some of the currencies in use in Europe today, you will see a few that have a name similar to the krone. Krona is also popular in some other countries, but in Denmark

Many world currencies are divided into one hundred parts. For example the British pound is made up of 100 pence and the US dollar has 100 cents. However when it comes to the Japanese yen it doesn’t do this –

South Africa uses the rand as its official currency. It is represented by the letters ZAR on international markets. This might seem like an odd few letters to use, but actually they stand for Zuid-Afrikaanse Rand (ZAR) which is South

Before the euro came into being, Germany used the mark as its official currency. Referred to as the Deustche mark, it was used in West Germany from 1948 until the time both sides of Germany were re-unified in 1990. It

Greece consists of two broad areas – mainland Greece and the Greek islands. There are plenty of islands of different sizes dotted around in the Aegean Sea and hundreds of thousands of people choose to visit them every year on

Ireland consists of two parts – Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Republic of Ireland. It is worth noting that it is only the Republic of Ireland that uses the euro; if you are visiting Northern

When the euro first came into proper use in the form of recognisable currency in everyday transactions, Italy was one of the first countries to use it. It has been doing so since the very beginning of 1999. As is