Euro coins and notes first went into circulation 10 years ago Sunday. Host Audie Cornish reads a history of the economic union in the images imprinted on its currency. Cautious optimism is about all ...

The coin celebrates the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Vilna Gaon, an 18th-century rabbinical luminary. (JTA) — The Bank of Lithuania minted a euro piece of currency containing Hebrew letters.

James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted : The Two-Way Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, ...

When 11 E.U. nations swapped francs and lire for euros on New Year’s Day 1999, traders called the new money a “toilet currency.” Nope! The euro — now the coin of 15 E.U. realms — has proved so strong ...

Ancient rock art, a patron saint and a monk will be emblazoned on euro coins from Thursday, when Bulgaria joins the single ...

Weeks after the euro became official, the European Union is complaining that Thai 10-baht coins -- worth a mere 26 euro cents -- have been showing up in vending machines all over Europe. The coin is ...

For a third Saturday, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will work overtime on December 27 to sell euro coin starter packs. The ...