what value was the pound to the euro in 1999
Share. 88 shares. The euro fell 0.4 per cent to $1.1728, its lowest level in nine years and below $1.1747, the level it started trading at in Sydney on January 4 1999. The euro also hit a new six-year lows against sterling at 77.40p, making a pound worth â¬1.295.omments. World markets were hit by another bout of global economic growth fears today with London shares falling 2.8 per cent as the copper price was hammered. The euro also fell below its 1999 launch value versus the dollar for the first time in nine years, and to six-year lows against the pound.