European Monetary System
(缩略词：EMS)
- a monetary system inaugurated by the European Community in 1979 to coordinate and stabilize the exchange rates of the currencies of member countries, as a prelude to monetary union. It is based on the use of the Exchange Rate Mechanism.欧洲货币体系（1979年欧洲共同体建立的货币系统, 旨在协调稳定成员国外汇汇率, 作为建立货币同盟的前奏, 该体系是以使用汇率机制为基础的）。