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Why a €0 note is being issued in France and what it will cost

A limited run of 3,000 is being produced by a private firm

€50 fake notes circulating in south-west France: how to spot one

Fraudsters have been caught using fake notes, particularly for online sites and informal transactions

Number of false euro notes on rise in France: Tips to spot a fake

€20 or €50 notes are the most likely to be counterfeit

1c and 2c coins may go in France

France is considering phasing out one and two centime coins in coming years; a suggestion to EU states from the European Commission.

France warned to check for fake banknotes of €5-€50

Shoppers in France are being warned to check for fake banknotes, especially for notes of €5, €10, €20 and €50, the national gendarmerie has said.

Sterling falls as Brexit impasse deepens

Prime Minister Boris Johnson rules out trips to France or Germany until EU agrees to reopen Withdrawal Agreement

€500 ‘terrorists’ note to disappear

Banks have stopped the production of €500 notes since January 27. Only Austria and Germany are allowed to continue to print them, until April 26, as a transition measure.

New euro notes are smaller and safer

New €100 and €200 notes will be brought in from May 2019 in the first redesign since the creation of the euro in 2002.

French couple warns of ‘British family holiday’ scam

A French couple has spoken out after losing €400 in a scam involving a family of British holidaymakers at an Occitanie service station, who falsely claimed to have been robbed.

No ‘S’ on the word ‘euro’ on the new €50 note?

The new €50 notes released this week say ‘50 EURO’ on them, not ‘EUROS’, but why is that? Is the word ‘euro’ invariable in the plural in French?

Euro note

Why a €0 note is being issued in France and what it will cost

€50 fake notes circulating in south-west France: how to spot one

Number of false euro notes on rise in France: Tips to spot a fake

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

Who can use a currency company and why you should

One and two centime coins could soon disappear in France

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