European Currency Unit - Value Determined By Basket of Currencies

Value Determined By Basket of Currencies

Approximate national currency weights to the ECU value
Currency 13.03.1979–
16.09.1984
17.09.1984–
21.09.1989
21.09.1989–
31.12.1998
BEF 9.64% 8.57% 8.18%
DEM 32.98% 32.08% 31.96%
DKK 3.06% 2.69% 2.65%
ESP 4.14%
FRF 19.83% 19.06% 20.32%
GBP 13.34% 14.98% 12.45%
GRD 1.31% 0.44%
IEP 1.15% 1.20% 1.09%
ITL 9.49% 9.98% 7.84%
LUF 0.32%
NLG 10.51% 10.13% 9.98%
PTE 0.7%

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