A woman changes German Deutsche mark bills into new euro banknotes with
a man in front of a huge euro sculpture, designed by German artist
Ottmar Hoerl, in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank
(ECB) in Frankfurt, January 1, 2002. Several thousand people in
Frankfurt celebrated at a party on the streets around the ECB to
welcome Europe's new currency, the euro. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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