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	Euro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The euro was established by the provisions in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European Union that was used to establish an economic and monetary union.
		The notes and coins for the old currencies, however, continued to be used as legal tender until new notes and coins were introduced on 1 January 2002.
		The euro is widely accepted in Cape Verde already on an informal basis, and in November 2004, during a meeting in Portugal, the prime minister of Cape Verde considered formally adopting the euro as his country's currency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euro (6581 words)

	Euro - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
		All euro coins have a common obverse showing the worth and a national reverse showing an image particular to the country it was issued in; the monarchies have a picture of their reigning monarch, other countries usually have their national symbols.
		The euro was established by the provisions in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European Union relating to establishing an economic and monetary union.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /euro.htm (4422 words)

	Euro banknotes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The euro (EUR or €) is the single currency for many countries within the European Union.
		The euro was formally established as a unit of exchange on 1 January 1999, and euro banknotes and coins (see euro coins) entered circulation on 1 January 2002.
		The "paper" used for euro banknotes is in fact 100% pure cotton fibre, which improves their durability as well as imparting a distinctive feel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euro_banknotes (1626 words)

	ipedia.com: Euro Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		All euro coins have a common reverse showing the worth and a national obverse showing an image particular to the country it was issued in; the monarchies tend to have a picture of their reigning king or queen, other countries usually have their national symbols.
		In Dutch, the plural of euro is euro’s and that of cent is centen.
		The notes and coins for the old currencies, however, continued to be used as legal tender until new notes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002.
	www.ipedia.com /euro.html (3358 words)

	MSN Encarta - Euro
		Between 1999 and 2002, the euro coexisted with the currencies of the participating states.
		The bank of issue for the euro is the European Central Bank (ECB), which was established in June 1998 and began operation on January 1, 1999.
		Euro notes are issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 euros.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1741502307/Euro.html (409 words)

	Economic and Financial Affairs - Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		EURO PAPERS are intended to provide information of a practical and/or technical nature on the implications of the introduction of the euro and to seek comments and suggestions.
		This issue, as the final number of this series, presents the Commission Communication adopted on 19 June 2002, which notes that the introduction of euro notes and coins at the beginning of this year was a landmark achievement in the history of European integration.
		The paper deals with the psycho-social consequences of the introduction of the Euro for the citizens, particularly as far as sensitive populations (the blind, the deaf, the learning impaired, the elderly, the socially excluded) are concerned.
	europa.eu.int /comm/economy_finance/publications/europapers_en.htm (1917 words)

	Encyclopedia: Euro banknotes
		The Euro symbol in its correct dimensions This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo.
		The euro (â‚¬; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
		The euro (EUR or â‚¬) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states: (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain); four European micro-states: (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Holy See - Vatican City), Montenegro and Kosovo, as well as EU institutions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Euro-banknotes (3205 words)

	ECBI: Notes and Coins
		The designs for euro notes were chosen by the European Monetary Institute (EMI), the forerunner of the European Central Bank, in December 1996, following an EU-wide design competition.
		Euro notes will be issued in seven denominations: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euro, as shown below.
		Euro coins will have a common face and a national face; the designs for the common face were approved by the European Council in June 1997, following an EU-wide design competition.
	www.irlgov.ie /ecbi-euro/notes.htm (379 words)

	The Single Market & the euro - Notes
		The use of euro notes and coins in the countries who had agreed to become full members of the euro (the eurozone) came into operation on January 1st 2002.
		The euro is the common currency used by 12 of the 25 EU member states.
		The euro was introduced in the 12 participating states on 1 January 2002, replacing their old currencies such as the franc (France) and lira (Italy).
	www.bized.ac.uk /learn/economics/international/eu/notes/eu3.htm (2011 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Cocaine found on nearly all euro notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Almost all euro bank notes have traces of cocaine, according to a study by German scientists.
		Prof Fritz Sögel and a team from the Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research in Nuremberg studied 700 euro notes from across the euro zone between January 2002 - the month the notes were launched - and last August.
		Because the notes are made from pure cotton, cocaine crystals stick easily to them and quickly get passed on to other notes, according to experts.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/26/wnote26.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/06/26/ixnewstop.html (141 words)

	German Info: euro Notes and Coins
		1 euro coins have a yellow outer ring of nickel brass and a white three-layered core of copper-nickel, nickel and copper-nickel.
		The design for the common side of the eight euro coins was chosen in 1997 from entries from each of the EU member nations.
		The graphic symbol for the euro € was inspired by the Greek letter epsilon and refers to the first letter in the word "Europe." The parallel lines represent stability.
	germany-info.org /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/euro/notes.html (699 words)

	Euro notes to use RFID technology
		Euro banknotes are set to be tagged with RFID chips to combat the increasing amount of counterfeit currency coming into the market.
		The euro was designed to be difficult to counterfeit, but as with other currencies, technology makes it increasingly easy to copy the notes.
		The number of forged notes intercepted has increased sixfold in the second half of last year compared to the first, with forged 100 euro notes being the most common.
	www.theretailbulletin.com /index.php?page=5&cat=tech&id=1781 (317 words)

	FT.com - Special Reports / Euro notes & coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Italy was the one eurozone country reporting widespread problems with the introduction of euro notes and coins as long and sometimes angry queues formed at banks, post offices, railway stations and motorway tolls across the country.
		BP is to pilot the acceptance of euro notes and coins at British petrol stations in a move that will heighten concerns among eurosceptics over the currency's creeping influence.
		Small and medium-sized companies, for long among the biggest headaches for planners of euro changeover day on January 1, appear at last to be stepping up preparations for the final disappearance of national currencies in the 12 nation eurozone.
	specials.ft.com /euro/transbusiness.html (471 words)

	Euro Information
		Euro notes are identical across the euro area.
		There are notes in denominations 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5.
		The notes differ in size and colour by denomination with the values printed in large figures to facilitate recognition by the visually impaired.
	www.euro.gov.uk /eurobanknotes.asp (67 words)

	Euro banknotes -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 12 stars of the EU are also incorporated into every note, with the first design having been created by (A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century) Austrian artist Robert Kalina.
		EURion constellation: Euro banknotes contain a pattern known as the (Click link for more info and facts about EURion constellation) EURion constellation which can be used to detect their identity as banknotes to prevent copying.
		Unlike the (Click link for more info and facts about euro coins) euro coins, the euro notes do not have a national side indicating where they're from.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/eu/euro_banknotes.htm (2317 words)

	EETimes.com - Euro bank notes to embed RFID chips by 2005
		The euro will become "the most common currency in the world" at midnight on Jan. 1, when 12 nations embrace it, according to Ingo Susemihl, vice president and general manager of RFID group at Infineon.
		The ECB said 14.5 billion bank notes are being produced, 10 billion of which will go into circulation at once in January, with 4.5 billion being held in reserve to accommodate potential leaps in demand.
		Although euro bank notes already include such security features as holograms, foil stripes, special threads, microprinting, special inks and watermarks, the ECB believes it must add further protection to keep the euro from becoming the currency of choice in the criminal underworld, where the U.S. dollar is now the world's most counterfeited currency.
	www.eetimes.com /story/OEG20011219S0016 (1574 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Euro cash switch hailed a success
		The European Commission says that the introduction of new euro notes and coins has gone smoothly during the first day of their becoming legal tender in more than a dozen European countries.
		Elsewhere the political implications of the euro, the European Union's most ambitious integrationist policy, were being mulled by those changing their cash.
		On Monday, the euro strengthened in international currency markets, reaching a two-year high against the yen and rising nearly 1% against the dollar although it remains 25% lower than three years ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/business/newsid_1736000/1736938.stm (588 words)

	Euro banknotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Euro notes and coins 2002-, 1 euro = 100 cent (in official EU documents without plural s, regardless of language).
		The security features for the 5-20 euro notes are similar to the new Swedish 100 and 500 kronor notes from 2001: foil hologram, watermark with value in digits, look-trough picture, small bright yellow circles on both sides of the note, colour with different brightness dependant on viewing angle.
		Uncirculated euro banknotes issued by the Banque centrale du Luxembourg currently bear the code letter (serial # prefix) of the NCBs (National Central Bank) of those countries in which the banknotes for Luxembourg are produced.
	hem.passagen.se /sedel/eur/english.htm (985 words)

	FT.com - Special Reports / Euro notes & coins
		Central banks and governments in the eurozone stand to collect a windfall of up to E15bn (£9.3bn, $13.3bn) from old legacy currency bank notes that are not handed in for exchange after euro notes and coins arrive.
		As the European Central Bank prepares for the official launch of its new euro notes, there are signs that the holders of an estimated E120bn equivalent of hoarded old currency notes have also been busily getting ready for the change.
		The introduction of euro notes and coins on January 1 could lead to a spending boom as consumers use their hoarded cash to buy Swiss watches, jewellery and fine wine, UBS Warburg has predicted.
	specials.ft.com /euro/transeconomic.html (372 words)

	RFID Tags Already in Euro Notes
		Euro bank notes have RFID radio tags in them.
		Maybe, I tried with the second note, a five, again after precisely three seconds the same bright flash of flame.
		It was obvious to see where the tags had been as two perfectly round holes could be seen in my notes.
	www.propagandamatrix.com /010304rfidtagsineuros.html (503 words)

	Solutia Finalizes Restructuring of Euro Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Elimination of the cross default provisions in the Euro Notes that would have resulted in their default and acceleration upon the filing of a Chapter 11 proceeding by Solutia Inc. 2.
		The maturity of the notes was extended to Dec. 15, 2008 from the current Feb. 15, 2005 maturity.
		Interest on the notes was fixed at the rate of 10% per annum, payable semi annually.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-03-2004/0002102416&EDATE= (597 words)

	XE.com - Information on the Euro Currency
		Euro bank notes and coins began circulating in the above countries on January 1, 2002.
		At that time, all transactions in those countries were valued in Euro, and the "old" notes and coins of these countries were gradually withdrawn from circulation.
		A note about spelling and capitalization: the official spelling of the EUR currency unit in the English language is "euro", with a lower case "e".
	www.xe.com /euro.htm (620 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Euro notes and coins
		At the end of 2001, banks and large retailers will be "front-loaded" with euro notes and coins, in preparation for the big launch on January 1 2002.
		There are to be eight euro coins worth, in descending order, two and one euros, then 50, 20, 10, five, two and one cents.
		The European Central Bank believes the new notes, with a host of built-in security features such as special inks and fibres, will be at least as secure as existing national currencies.
	www.guardian.co.uk /eu/story/0,7369,544556,00.html (711 words)

	EURO TRAINERS' NOTES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		These "Euro Trainers' Notes" are intended for all those - professional or volunteer, from the "blind" sector or not - who wish to introduce the Euro to one or more visually impaired persons.
		These "Euro Trainers' Notes" have been drawn up in the form of "sheets" - one per activity - which set out systematically the aim of the activity, the type of visual impairment at which the activity is aimed, the target for the activity (individual, small group, larger group) and finally the recommended age for participants.
		The objective of the activity is then set out, followed by the equipment required, the number of participants recommended and suggestions on how to get on with the activity.
	europa.eu.int /comm/dgs/health_consumer/library/surveys/sur17_en.html (423 words)

	Euro Railways: Euro Notes
		On 1 January 2002 the euro banknotes was put into circulation.
		There will be seven new banknotes, of different colors and sizes, which are equivalent to 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 EURO.
		Unlike coins, the banknotes will have the same design throughout EURO Zone countries.
	www.eurorailways.com /info/euro/euronote.htm (48 words)

	Euro 2002 E-Day 1st January 2002 the euro money arrives!
		Frontloading Euro notes to the consumer – the pros and cons Some remarks after the Ecofin Council of 9 September 2000.
		A recent report on the risks of the euro cash changeover that predicts exploding queue sizes, loss of revenue, and anti-social behaviour in January 2002 has created quite a stir in euro-informed circles.
		Gerard Westerhof, the euro project manager of the Dutch railways, argues that present thinking, that consumers can pay in national currency in the first weeks of 2002, is fundamentally flawed.
	www.sysmod.com /e-day.htm (1374 words)

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