End of French Franc - Premature?

[K12beano]

Apparently it's the last day to exchange your French Francs for Euros....

Article said:

Today is the last day of the French franc. This is the deadline for when the Central Bank of the Republic accepts the former national currency for exchange into euro.

Eligible for exchange are only banknotes of 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 francs.

From 1795 to 2002, the franc was France’s sole official currency. After that, it existed parallel with the euro.

The rejection of a national currency is still painfully felt by a majority of the French. Some still mentally change the euro into francs, to better orient themselves in the prices.

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_02_17/66258353/

http://english.cntv.cn/program/bizasia/20120216/10...




I can't help but think this may be a decision that's a bit premature? N'est-ce pas?

[Puggit]

All supermarkets and most shops still show prices in Euros and Francs!

[chris watton]

Puggit said:

All supermarkets and most shops still show prices in Euros and Francs!

Same in Italy, too. (but Lira, obviously...)

[Digga]

K12beano said:

I can't help but think this may be a decision that's a bit premature? N'est-ce pas?

I think they hoped they'd have kicked the PIIGS out of the Eeyore by now and forgot the deadline.

[Happy82]

I was living out there when the Euro was introduced, I cannot remember one person who was happy about it, especially when they were told that we were not taking on the Euro in the UK

Be interesting to see if the end of the Franc causes an increase in nationalist feeling again, I had read that a lot of support for the Front National was a result of the feeling that politicians were selling France and her identity to Europe.