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2009 Slovakia replaces its national currency, the Slovak koruna, with the Euro
2008 Cyprus replaces it's currency with the Euro 2008 Malta replaces it's currency with the Euro 2007 Slovenia begins using the Euro as it's currency 2002 The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe 1990 German Democratic Republic accepts Deutsche Mark as its currency 1990 West and East Germany agree to merge currency and economies on July 1st 1980 Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens 1966 Australia introduces 1st decimal currency postage stamps 1965 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold 1957 German Dem Rep recalls East Mark and issues new currency 1955 Congress authorizes all U.S. currency to say "In God We Trust" 1952 Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted 1929 U.S. issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency 1919 Assent is given to an Act to amend the Canadian Currency Act, 1910 1910 Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent 1908 Aldrich Vineland Currency Act forerunner to Federal Reserve System 1900 U.S. currency goes on gold standard 1892 Netherlands Society for Currency and Coin collecting forms 1871 The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 1871 Canada sets denominations of currency as dollars, cents, and mills 1863 Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress 1863 Lincoln signs National Currency Act 1863 Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency 1862 Paper currency introduced in U.S. by President Abraham Lincoln 1861 Confederate currency authorized-$50, $100, $500, $1,000 1858 Canada begins using decimal currency system 1857 England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system 1857 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in U.S. 1785 Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta 1775 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) 1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1762 Austria uses 1st paper currency 1596 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency 1040 King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency |
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