Welcome to the world of European currencies - where the euro is just the tip of the iceberg. Here's what you need to have in ...

Highlights:,ECU was a precursor to the euro, used for accounting purposes within the European Union.,It helped stabilize exchange rates between European currencies before the euro's introduction.,The ...

Austria-Hungary was a sprawling central European power ... the first nation to leave the currency union, did so because it wanted a stronger rather than a weaker currency. As a result, money ...