Luxembourg and the euro

Luxembourg at a glance

Surface area: 2 590 km²
Population: 459 500 (Eurostat 2006, provisional figure)
Joined the European Union: founding member (25 March 1957)
Currency: Euro since 1 January 1999 (formerly Luxembourg franc, LUF)

Euro information

Status: Euro-area member since 1 January 1999.

Fixed conversion rate: €1 = 40.3399 LUF

Adoption of the euro: The euro banknotes and coins were introduced in Luxembourg on 1 January 2002, after a transitional period of three years when the euro was the official currency but only existed as ‘book money’. The dual circulation period – when both the LUF and the euro had legal tender status – ended on 28 February 2002.

Exchange of former national currency: The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (National Central Bank of Luxembourg) exchanged national coins until 31 December 2004 and will continue to exchange national banknotes for an unlimited period.

Opinion polls and surveys

• Public opinion and the single currency (Eurobarometer website)

Downloads

• National sides of Luxembourg euro coins
• Luxembourg commemorative coins

Websites

National websites

• The euro on the Central Bank of Luxembourg website (also in English)
• Archived websites on the euro

Institutions

• Banque centrale du Luxembourg (Central Bank of Luxembourg, also in English)
• Ministère des finances (Ministry of Finance)

Business

• Euro Info Centres Luxembourg
• Association de banques et banquiers, Luxembourg (Luxembourg Banking and Bankers’ Association, also in English)

Consumers

• Union Luxembourgeoise des Consommateurs – ULC (Luxembourg Consumers’ Union)