ECU coins - catalog with values

European Currency Unit (1979-1998)

ECU replaced the European Unit of Account on January 1, 1981, and until 1998 was the artificial currency of the EEC (since 1993 of the European Union), when it was replaced by the euro. ECU was the basis for all financial transactions between the countries of the European Economic Community. The value of the ECU was calculated by means of a “currency basket” consisting of an index of the currencies of the member states of the EEC in accordance with the economic importance of each country.
Belgium minted gold and silver coins with ECU denominations and the possibility of exchange for francs at the current exchange rate.
France minted from 1990 to 1995 some commemorative coins with double denominations - francs and ECU .
Malta issued in 1993 a series of coins "430 years of the Battle of Lepanto" with a double denomination - lira (pound) and ECU .
In all other cases, ECU coins were souvenirs (unusual) and were not considered legal tender.

German ECU
Netherlands ECU

Gibraltar

2.8 ECU 1993
copper-nickel
2.8 ECU S / EUROTUNNEL ENGLAND FRANCE GIBRALTAR
ELIZABETH II GIBRALTAR 1993
Value ~ US$4-6

Luxembourg

5 ECU 1992
copper-nickel
40th Anniversary of the European Parliament
1992 / 40 ANS PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN / LUXEMBOURG / 5 ECU
CHARLES IV COMPTE DE LUXEMBOURG ROI DE BOHÊME EMPEREUR DU SAINT EMPIRE GERMANIQUE / 1316-1378
Value ~ US$6-8

5 ECU 1993
copper-nickel
Joseph Bech (Luxembourgish politician and lawyer)
LËTZEBUERG 5 ECU 1993
GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG / JOSEPH BECH 1887 1975
Value ~ US$4-6

Portugal

2.5 ECU 1991
copper-nickel
Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460)
PORTUGAL 1991 2 1/2 ECU
EUROPA E OS NOVOS MUNDOS / HENRIQUE O NAVEGADOR
Value ~ US$7-10

Sweden

5 ECU 1994
copper-nickel
800th Anniversary of Visby's membership in the Hanseatic League
800 YEARS HANSA VISBY / 5 ECU
SCHWEDEN SUEDE SVERIGE SWEDEN SVEZIA / 1994
Value ~ US$8-10

ECU coins in this catalog approximate and indicated specifically for the coin shown in the picture.
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