31.   Euro notes are being kept only in bank vaults, officials have said, since they are more valuable and easy to steal than the heavy boxes of coins.

32.   Getting hold of brand new euro notes and coins could be an expensive proposition for some Germans.

33.   He also said a smooth introduction of euro notes and coins in January would be crucial.

34.   In anticipation, banks across the euro zone disabled ATMS in the afternoon, changing software and loading them with euro notes.

35.   In anticipation, banks across the euro zone had disabled ATMS in the afternoon, changing software and loading them with euro notes.

36.   Media reports and anecdotal evidence suggested that many merchants used the introduction of euro notes and coins to raise prices.

37.   Moreover, the debate about interest rates has been overshadowed by the introduction of euro notes and coins.

38.   Moreover, the debate about interest rates has been overshadowed by the introduction of euro notes and coins that started Tuesday.

39.   Reaction to the new euro notes ranged from rage to boredom in the British press Saturday.

40.   Still, the investigators have asked everyone in possession of the false euro notes to either destroy them or turn them in to the police.