What's WRONG with the Euro

[faded glory]

Originally posted by Locutus

faded glory,
I think the idea is to let the Euros circulate more or less freely. Of course, even before the Euro came coins were taken out of circulation and replaced with new ones all the time. But I've already spotted the first Greek coins here in the Netherlands so I think having 8+ different 'nationalities' in your wallet (I currently have 3 myself: Dutch, German, French ) won't be very exceptional a few months/years from now

Yes that is what I wanted to know! Thats awesome Locutus

Im a coin collector.....so next I go to the UK,whenever that might be. Im going to bring as many of the nationality coin's as I can.

Oh wait......England doesnt use Euro

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Locutus
Damn, I think I missed that scandal Did that ever make the national news or was is more of a local thing? Cause if it was a local thing, I think I'm gonna put the meters here in Twente through a little test

Well, today is the last day the Guilder is still accepted, isn't it?

[Rogan Josh]

Originally posted by faded glory
Oh wait......England doesnt use Euro

It sort of does - a large proportion of highstreet shops will accept them so I expect you will see quite a few in England soon too.

BTW, the French Euro (coin) has a tree on it with 'liberte egalite fraternate' around it, while the cent has lady liberty (at least I presume that is who she is supposed to be). No Eiffel tower

[Roland]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
No Eiffel tower

Still better than the german Euros with their KFC advertising.

[Buck Birdseed]

I believe that's Marianne, symbol of the french republican spirit.

Re: Map recognision- the maker claims to be able to spot several flaws in the map that are identical to the ones on his map.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Zopperoni

Well, today is the last day the Guilder is still accepted, isn't it?

Well, I'd better hurry then

[spartak]

Originally posted by Snapcase
I believe that's Marianne, symbol of the french republican spirit.

Isn't Marianne modeled on Leteitia Casta (?sp)

[Buck Birdseed]

I had no idea Laetitia Casta was so old! They do wonders with plastic surgery nowadays.

[spartak]

You idiot Snapcase. The French update their image of marianne every now and again and Ms Casta won the competition to be the new face of marianne. I'm not sure if it still counts now she has moved to London though.

[Rogan Josh]

Originally posted by Gasmaske
You idiot Snapcase. The French update their image of marianne every now and again and Ms Casta won the competition to be the new face of marianne. I'm not sure if it still counts now she has moved to London though.

Unfortunately the image on the coins looks nothing like Leteitia Casta (blame Gasmaske for the spelling ).

[Anodyne]

Locutus: "I've already spotted the first Greek coins here in the Netherlands so I think having 8+ different 'nationalities' in your wallet (I currently have 3 myself: Dutch, German, French ) won't be very exceptional a few months/years from now"

Well dammit... here in Finland I haven't yet spotted any foreign Euro coins, and I've been checking every coin I get. Well, Sweden and Denmark aren't using the Euro and they would've been the first coins we'd probably have gotten. Well, I'm still disappointed that no European wishes to come and spend their money here in the freezing cold, dark and snowy northern wastelands... well, they might see foreign coins in Helsinki. Perhaps up here, too in a couple of months.

and btw, the so-called "midget-countries"; Vatican, San Marino, Monaco, Andorra and Liechtenstein don't have their own Euro coins, as they didn't have their own national currencies either.

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Ade
Well dammit... here in Finland I haven't yet spotted any foreign Euro coins, and I've been checking every coin I get.

Well, that's your own fault isn't it? Who wants to live in Finland anyway? Your country is shaped like a d*ck, you're far removed from any other Euro countries and the climate is horrible!

Don't worry, though, I think Denmark and Sweden (as well as Britain) will change their mind sooner or later...

[Anodyne]

Haha. A d*ck? Duck you mean? I don't think they'll censor 'duck' here. Or dock, was that it?... no, it resembles neither of those... well...deck? nono, can't be that...OH NOW I GET IT! A ****! Well, that's Sweden you're talking about

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Roland


Still better than the german Euros with their KFC advertising.

ROTFL

The ugliest is the Greek owl. It should be banned for being so repulsive. You look at the owl and you freeze.

[Rogan Josh]

Originally posted by Roland
Still better than the german Euros with their KFC advertising.

I actually rather like the German eagle on the coins. It is a bit stylised but still OK.

What does Austria have on its coins?