However, in addition, the conversion procedure, which at present has not been fixed completely, should also be published. Several information campaigns introducing the design of the euro banknotes and coins have already been launched. I will only give a few examples: The German Federal Ministry of Finance displays postcards depicting euro banknotes and coins free of charge in post offices.
The ECB recently published a brochure titled “The euro banknotes and coins”. In some municipalities of the participating countries, people even used symbolic euro banknotes and coins for their daily transactions during a specific period.