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In what year was the euro introduced as an accounting currency, before notes and coins?

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1999 uint256

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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The question is about a documented fact of European politics. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is not a reading taken at the pinned block.
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eur-lex.europa.eu, economy-finance.ec.europa.eu, en.wikipedia.org, eur-lex, eu economic and monetary union: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum%3aec0015, eur-lex, eu economic and monetary union: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum:ec0015, eur-lex, ‘eu economic and monetary union’ (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum:ec0015); european central bank, ‘our money’ (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html), european central bank, "the introduction of the euro" (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html), stating the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, with notes and coins entering circulation on 1 january 2002., european central bank, 'introduction of euro' / britannica 'euro': euro launched 1 january 1999 as accounting currency; notes and coins in 2002, european central bank, 'our money' — https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, 'the euro' (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html), european central bank, 'the euro' (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html): euro introduced as accounting currency on 1 january 1999; notes and coins followed on 1 january 2002., european central bank, 'the history and future of the euro' / european commission 'history of the euro' (europa.eu): the euro was introduced as an accounting currency (non-cash, for electronic payments and book-entry) on 1 january 1999 among the 11 initial euro-area member states, with euro banknotes and coins entering circulation later, on 1 january 2002., european central bank, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, our money — https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, our money, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, our money, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html; eur-lex, eu economic and monetary union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum:ec0015, european central bank, our money: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, ‘our money’ — https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european central bank, ‘our money’, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html, european commission (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu), 'history of the euro': the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, with exchange rates of the participating currencies locked; euro notes and coins entered circulation later, on 1 january 2002., european commission - 'the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/history-euro_en) and european central bank - 'the euro' (ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html): both confirm the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, with physical notes and coins following on 1 january 2002., european commission - economy-finance.ec.europa.eu ('the euro'); european central bank - ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro ('the history of the euro'): both confirm the euro became an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, with physical notes and coins introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission - history of the euro (ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/), stating the euro became an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, three years before notes and coins were introduced on 1 january 2002, european commission and european central bank official websites on the history of economic and monetary union (emu) and the euro, european commission, 'history of the euro' (finance.ec.europa.eu) and european central bank, 'the euro' (ecb.europa.eu): the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, three years before notes and coins were introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission, 'history of the euro', economy-finance.ec.europa.eu, european commission, 'history of the euro': ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/euro-area/euro/history-euro_en, european commission, 'the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/euro-legal-tender_en); european central bank, 'the euro' (ecb.europa.eu/euro/intro/html/index.en.html) — both state the euro became the official accounting currency of participating eu member states on 1 january 1999, with physical notes and coins introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission, 'the history of the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) and european central bank, 'the euro' (ecb.europa.eu): the euro became the official accounting currency of the participating eu member states on 1 january 1999, while physical notes and coins were introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission, 'the history of the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/history-euro_en), corroborated by the european central bank's timeline of the euro, european commission, 'the history of the euro', https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/history-euro_en, european commission, economic and financial affairs, 'the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro_en) — states the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, three years before notes and coins were introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission, economy and finance dg, 'history of the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/history-euro_en): the euro became the official accounting currency of the participating eu member states on 1 january 1999, while euro notes and coins were introduced on 1 january 2002., european commission, economy and finance portal, 'history of the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) — states the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, with notes and coins following on 1 january 2002., european commission, euro coins and notes: https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/euro-coins-and-notes_en, european commission, ‘scenarios for adopting the euro’ (https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/enlargement-euro-area/scenarios-adopting-euro_en), european union official site (european-union.europa.eu, 'the euro') and britannica ('euro' article): the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 january 1999, used for electronic payments, bank transfers and accounting purposes by member states, with euro notes and coins entering circulation later, on 1 january 2002., european union, euro – history and purpose (https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en); eur-lex, eu economic and monetary union (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/txt/?uri=legissum:ec0015), european union, euro – history and purpose: https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en, european union, ‘euro – history and purpose’ (official eu website), https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en, european union, ‘euro – history and purpose’: https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/euro/history-and-purpose_en, european-union.europa.eu, op.europa.eu, publications office of the european union, the euro area: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a65ae2df-b1f6-11ef-acb1-01aa75ed71a1/language-en; council of the eu, the euro: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/topics/the-euro/, www.consilium.europa.eu, www.ecb.europa.eu

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    #15051,999European Commission, Economy and Finance portal, 'History of the euro' (economy-finance.ec.europa.eu) — states the euro was introduced as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, with notes and coins following on 1 January 2002.
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