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The '''ecu''' was a form of [[money|currency]] used in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[2006]]. Its currency symbol was '''ECU'''. | The '''ecu''' was a form of [[money|currency]] used in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[2006]]. Its currency symbol was '''ECU'''. | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the real world, the European Currency Unit (ECU) was unit of account used by the [[European Economic Community]]. Despite the prediction in the 1993 novel ''Iceberg'', the ECU was replaced with the [[euro]] in 1999. | * In the real world, the European Currency Unit (ECU) was unit of account used by the [[European Economic Community]]. Despite the prediction in the 1993 novel ''Iceberg'', the ECU was replaced with the [[euro]] in 1999. | ||
* A similarly named [[ecucoin]] | * A similarly named [[ecucoin]] was mentioned in the novelisation of ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]''. | ||
[[Category:British currency]] | [[Category:British currency]] | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 16 December 2023
The ecu was a form of currency used in the United Kingdom by 2006. Its currency symbol was ECU.
Vending machines and Vreal machines accepted ecu pices.
Donations pledged to the Preserve Our Planet Fund were reaching ten thousand ecu.
Australian billionaire Lord Stanley Straker bought the SS Bermuda from the United States for $20 million, which was equivalent to ECU10 million. He spent ECU100 million on its reconstruction and renamed it the SS Elysium. Passengers paid ECU30,000 for the "Over the Rainbow" cruise. (PROSE: Iceberg)
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, the European Currency Unit (ECU) was unit of account used by the European Economic Community. Despite the prediction in the 1993 novel Iceberg, the ECU was replaced with the euro in 1999.
- A similarly named ecucoin was mentioned in the novelisation of Battlefield.
