The euro symbol was created by the European Commission as part of its communications work for the single currency. The design had to satisfy three simple
criteria:
- To be a highly recognisable symbol of Europe.
- To be easy to write by hand.
- To have an aesthetically pleasing design.
Thirty or so drafts were drawn up internally. Of these, ten were subject to a qualitative assessment by the general public.
Two designs emerged from the survey well ahead of the rest. It was from these two that the then President of the Commission, Jacques Santer, and the European Commissioner in charge of the euro, Yves-Thibault de Silguy, made their final
choice.
Here is how the euro symbol was born.
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It was inspired by the Greek letter epsilon, harking back to Classical times and the cradle of European civilisation. The symbol also refers to the first letter of the word "Europe". The two parallel lines indicate the stability of the euro.
The official abbreviation for the euro is EUR and this has been registered with the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO).
You can now download fonts that include the euro symbol,
by clicking on the banner:
Available for Windows and Macintosh.
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