1.   In the town of Saint Giles-les-Bains, a restaurant-owner was still waiting for his first customer to produce a crisp new euro bill.

2.   One restaurant-owner was still waiting for his first customer to produce a crisp new euro bill.

3.   Security and logistics are a big concern for local governments when Europe starts swapping its national currencies for crisp new euro notes late next year.

4.   The fourth in line, Aer Lingus airline porter Noel Carroll, was admiring his crisp euro notes.

5.   But they were all interested in seeing and touching the crisp new euro notes being offered.

6.   Leo Kieran was one of the few early risers in the centre of the quiet Irish capital on Tuesday, collecting his crisp new euro notes.

7.   On Tuesday, the crisp euro banknotes and shiny coins will provide tangible proof of the strength of European unity.

8.   The ink on the crisp new euro notes is barely dry and can come off if rubbed, a Belgian newspaper warned Thursday.