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'''Ecucoins''' were a form of [[Money|currency]] in the late [[1990s]]. | '''Ecucoins''' were a form of [[Money|currency]] used in the [[United Kingdom]] in the late [[1990s]]. | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] paid for drinks at the [[Gore Crow Hotel]] with a with a five [[pound]] ecucoin made in [[1998]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] paid for drinks at the [[Gore Crow Hotel]] with a with a five [[pound]] ecucoin made in [[1998]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In the real world, the {{w|European Currency Unit}} (ECU) was unit of account used by the [[European Economic Community]]. Despite the prediction in the 1991 novelisation of ''Battlefield'', the ECU was replaced with the [[euro]] in 1998. Furthermore, the United Kingdom never adopted the euro. | * In the real world, the {{w|European Currency Unit}} (ECU) was unit of account used by the [[European Economic Community]]. Despite the prediction in the 1991 novelisation of ''Battlefield'', the ECU was replaced with the [[euro]] in 1998. Furthermore, the United Kingdom never adopted the euro. | ||
* [[Ecu]] is a currency featured in the novel ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', set in 2006. | |||
[[Category:British currency]] | [[Category:British currency]] | ||
[[Category:European currency]] | [[Category:European currency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 16 December 2023
Ecucoins were a form of currency used in the United Kingdom in the late 1990s.
The Seventh Doctor paid for drinks at the Gore Crow Hotel with a with a five pound ecucoin made in 1998. (PROSE: Battlefield)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In the real world, the European Currency Unit (ECU) was unit of account used by the European Economic Community. Despite the prediction in the 1991 novelisation of Battlefield, the ECU was replaced with the euro in 1998. Furthermore, the United Kingdom never adopted the euro.
- Ecu is a currency featured in the novel Iceberg, set in 2006.
