euro: ready or not
 
New day for Europe
Nothing quite like it had ever been attempted before. On "E-Day" -- January 1, 2002 -- 50 billion coins and 14.5 billion new banknotes became legal tender in the 12 countries which chose to adopt a single currency. more»

 
  Images of euro notes and coins

 


 ON THE SCENE
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 STORIES
line  Overview
 Crime bonanza
 Police challenge
 Cost of the switch
 History of money
 Euro here to stay
 Kosovo goes euro

 PRE-LAUNCH FEATURES
line  Popular opinion
 French security fears
 Welcome to Club Euro
 Troubled infancy
 Helping the elderly
 Euro road show
 Italy's new wallets

 INTERACTIVE
line  On the scene
 Q&A on the euro
 Notes and coins
 Interactive map
 Rollout timeline
 Glossary of terms
 Key players
 Currency converter

 NEWSBANK
line  Latest news
 Video archive
 Related sites
 Enter the Euro 1999
 Denmark Decides 2000
 Changing Face of Europe

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