1.   Billions of bills will hit the road in trucks and trains to local banks while old francs, marks and liras are hauled away.

2.   And companies not infrequently use the old franc as a selling point for a product.

3.   When talking money, the French still tend to include the old franc figure when quoting a price in euros.

4.   One hundred old francs became one new franc, and even today some old people still think in the old money.

5.   Old franc notes will head for shredders or furnaces, and coins will either be destroyed or recycled, with some destined to become euros.