Re: Euro symbol

Riley Williams (rhw@bigfoot.com)
Sun, 19 Apr 1998 15:36:52 +0100 (BST)


Hi Daniel.

>> Why does the Euro need a special character anyway? Most of
>> the currencies it replaces don't have a special character.
>> Perhaps we could just refer to it as 'The currency formerly
>> known as the Euro' and thus avoid having to use a special
>> symbol...

> Besides the Euro there's AFAIK only one other currency with a
> symbol... Would you like a tip? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Taking the IBM PC's Character set as a base, I note the following
currency symbols:

36 = US Dollars.
155 = US Cents, French/Belgian Centimes.
156 = British Pounds.
157 = Japanese Yen.
158 = Spanish Pesta.
159 = French/Belgian/Swiss Franc.

I don't see the symbol for the Euro in there, but I count SIX symbols,
not the one you claim...

Best wishes from Riley.

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