Greek drachma 5 drachmae) were issued from 1885, with the first 5-drachma notes being made by cutting 10-drachma notes in half. When Greece finally achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1828, the phoenix was introduced as the monetary unit; its use was short-lived, however, and in 1832 the phoenix was replaced by the drachma, adorned with the image of King Otto of Greece, who reigned as modern Greece's first king from 1832 to 1862. The drachma was divided into 100 lepta. In 2002 the drachma ceased to be legal tender after the euro, the monetary unit of the European Union,
Language and the euro English (the usual translation for "buck" in dubbed films). In Swedish writing, euro is spelt "euro" (and cent is spelt "cent") both in singular and plural, or written EUR, or €. The € sign is common in Finland but rare in Sweden. The currency "the euro" is spelt "euron" following Swedish grammar rules. In Sweden, the accepted pronunciations are (more common and similar to how "eu" is pronounced in modern Swedish in "neuro-") or (similar to how "eu" is pronounced in modern Swedish in "Europa"). However, many Swedes choose to pronounce it in a more English way (no "s" in