11-01-2002 02:55									#1
	bush get his first euro Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

describe this photo in your own words

http://search.news.yahoo.com/search...?n=20&p=simitis

	11-01-2002 03:08									#3
	Tired of ads?

Bush says: "Good luck on your unifified econcomy thingie."

Bush thinks: "Yay! After this I get to play Twister! Mr. Cheney PROMISED!"

	11-01-2002 03:09									#4
	Get a bigger avatar today!

Gee whiz, it sure looks purty. But it's so tiny. Is it worth annything?

	11-01-2002 03:09									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

It looks to me like Bush is selling his Twins for something...

	11-01-2002 03:12									#6
	Full PM-box? Change here!

DF

	11-01-2002 03:15									#7
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Hey, they spelt "dollar" wrong on this coin

	11-01-2002 03:15									#8
	Put an end to popups!

"Ee-ropp? where's that??? Is that the capital of Mexico?"

	11-01-2002 03:22									#9
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I see a provocatia in the making because that statue is sirurgically placed above Simitis head and looking ready to fall...

	11-01-2002 03:25									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Bush thinks, "I wonder if it will work in those big Poneys outside the store"

	11-01-2002 04:41									#11
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Nah, that picture is of Bush giving a 3 cent donation to Latvia

	11-01-2002 04:43									#12
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Does anyone have a picture of one of these things?
Im just curious as to whether it has a portrait of someone on it or is it a map of europe?
Also wondering what its value is in U.S. dollars.ie.1 euro =xx dollars.I know exchange rates fluctuate just wondering what they are shooting for.

	11-01-2002 04:46									#13
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

quote: Originally posted by red_jon Nah, that picture is of Bush giving a 3 cent donation to Latvia

As clearly shown by the expression of pure joy on the Latvian's face, and Bush's expression of "Why am I parting with my glorious money???"

	11-01-2002 04:49									#14
	Take it!!! Inflate your Upload Space

.

Attachment: sim.jpg
This has been downloaded 338 time(s).

	11-01-2002 05:58									#15
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

evil eric:

---> http://www.euro.ecb.int/en/section/testnotes.html <---

	11-01-2002 06:06									#16
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

IIIRC the current rate is 1euro=0.89$
If you want to see the money, visit the ECB site. (www.ecb.int)

In my country however, due to a major blunder of the state mint, the banknotes that were circulated were a tad different:



These banknotes tend to get sticky after being used.

Last edited by MarkG on 12-01-2002 at 07:17

	11-01-2002 06:10									#17
	Put an end to popups!

Ranskalden-
Thanks for the link edit-Axi too

BTW I think the coins look real nice.

	11-01-2002 06:18									#18
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

thanks for the link, axi

there's a different coin design for each country. i'll already thinking of collecting them all.... though that'll be a tad difficult here in Canada.

	11-01-2002 06:20									#19
	How about the banknotes? Inflate your Upload Space

Have you looked at them carefully?

edit: It has been 10 days since the introduction of the Euro and I have yet to see a foreign coin. We will be flooded with them in summer though.

	11-01-2002 06:23									#20
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

how could i not, axi?

edit: i think in a couple of months you'll be seeing coins from all over Europe!
In fact, coins seem to last very long (>20years) ... so in a couple of years they will be very mixed up.

	11-01-2002 06:29									#21
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

The central banks will probably collect them from shopkeepers and such and return them periodically to their proper states.

	11-01-2002 06:34									#22
	Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

that's possible, though why would the central banks want to do that?

	11-01-2002 06:45									#23
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

My understanding on why central banks would collect and return the coins is because, every summer, European flock to the south of Europe. Portual, Spain, Southern France, Italy, and Greece. They'd bring their nation's euro coins with them, leading to larger than required amounts of coinage in the southern members. So the banks would collect coins and send them up north to correct the imbalance.

I think the US does something similar when Americans rush to Florida and other states on their vacations.

Hopefully, the banks won't sort out the coins so Germany gets the german coins and Ireland gets the Irish ones. Just send up the required amount of coins and let the designs move freely throughout europe.

	11-01-2002 06:58									#24
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Why would the US government send money anywhere after it's been used?
If certain areas need money more than others (a notion that boggles the mind) we have, what, something like 7 different printing presses, so hopefully that means 7 mints as well and new money is sent to areas with a dearth of cash.

	11-01-2002 07:00									#25
	Remove this text

Printing money creates inflation. Moving money, as far as I know, doesn't.

	11-01-2002 08:37									#26
	Put an end to popups!

I don't think that the banks would want to waste the resources and money on sorting out the coins.... i mean, what's the point?

	11-01-2002 08:49									#27
	Tired of ads?

The US is going to print the money anyway, so they just send that money where it's needed.

	11-01-2002 09:03									#28
	Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

quote: Originally posted by MacTBone The US is going to print the money anyway, so they just send that money where it's needed.

Ummm...it might well be that the demand for cash money in certain regions exceeds the extra supply mandated by good economics, while in other regions there is a rush to the bank to deposit cash. The banks will then move cash from one area to the other. Remember that the existence of electronic transactions sometimes means that one region might have more cash than wealth while the situation is reversed somewhere else.

	11-01-2002 09:26									#29
	Inflate your Upload Space

there are 12 federal reserve districts in america. each one is able to print AND destroy money. normally only to replace bills that have been worn out. coins are printed in two places, denver and philedalphia

	11-01-2002 09:38									#30
	Re: How about the banknotes? Remove this text

quote: Originally posted by axi Have you looked at them carefully? edit: It has been 10 days since the introduction of the Euro and I have yet to see a foreign coin. We will be flooded with them in summer though.

It's not that special. We get that funny Canuck money all the time way down here in the South.