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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The euro is the new money for 12 countries of
the European Union, including Ireland. On Tuesday 1 January 2002 (€-day),
euro notes and coins will come in and Irish notes and coins will begin
to be withdrawn. For about six weeks, the use of euro notes and coins
will be increasing and the use of Irish notes and coins will be decreasing.
This dual circulation period will end at midnight on Saturday 9 February
2002. After that, Irish notes and coins will no longer be legal tender
- in other words, they will not have to be accepted in payment.
This handbook tells you
- what the euro is, what it is worth and how
to get ready for it
- how the changeover to euro cash will work
- what we can all do to help the changeover
- what euro notes and coins will look like
- what will happen about consumer matters
- what will happen about other items, e.g. foreign
pensions, vending machines
- what the key organisations will do for the
changeover.
It also tells you how to convert from Irish
pounds to euro and from euro to Irish pounds, shows conversion tables
for standard amounts and gives contact points for further information.
This handbook was prepared by the Euro Changeover
Board of Ireland.
Euro Changeover Board of Ireland, 15 Lower
Hatch Street, Dublin 2
LoCall: 1890 20 10 50 Fax: 01 639 6201 Website: www.euro.ie
Tá leagan Gaeilge den lámhleabhar seo ar
fáil.
Information about the euro is also available in other formats, e.g.
audio tape and braille.
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