BRITAIN EURO NOTES

Some of the first euro notes to arrive in Britain being counted at the American Express Foreign Exchange situated on London's Haymarket, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2001. The euro notes which are common to all twelve Euro-land countries, will be available in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 denominations and become legal tender in 20 days time , replacing twelve similiar currencies including the French franc, German mark, and Spanish peseta. (AP Photo/Richard Lewis)