5 euro note

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The five-euro note (€5) is the lowest value of euro banknotes. It has been used since the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002. The note is the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union, which are part of the Eurozone. The 21 Eurozone members are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. A number of non-EU member states, namely Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City have formal agreements with the EU to use the euro as their official currency and issue their own coins. In addition, Kosovo and Montenegro have adopted the euro unilaterally. The countries that use the euro have a total population of about 350 million currently. In April 2026, there were approximately 2,325,559,164 five-euro banknotes in circulation around the eurozone. It is the fifth-most widely circulated denomination...

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