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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]] | ||