European Exchange Rate Mechanism - Exchange Rate Bands

Exchange Rate Bands

In theory, most of the currencies are allowed to fluctuate as much as 15% from their assigned value. In practice, however, the currency of Lithuania is pegged tightly to the central rate, and currencies of Denmark and Latvia deviate very little (usually less than 1%) from it.

Date of entry Country Currency €1= Band Notes
Nominal Actual
1 January 1999 Denmark Krone 7.46038 2.25% <1% The Danish krone entered the ERM II in 1999, when the euro was created. See Denmark and the euro for more information.
28 June 2004 Lithuania Litas 3.45280 15% 0% The Lithuanian litas was pegged to the US dollar until 2 February 2002, when it switched to a euro peg.
2 May 2005 Latvia Lats 0.702804 15% 1% Latvia has a fixed exchange rate system arrangement whose anchor switched from the SDR to the euro on 1 January 2005.

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