Euro Arrives in Slovenia with a Bang

Ljubljana, 1 January - At the stroke of the New Year Slovenia formally scrapped its national currency, the tolar, to adopt the euro and become the 13th member of the eurozone.

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije Mitja Gaspari, the governor of the central bank, Banka Slovenije, changes tolars into euros just minutes after midnight. Photo: Bogdan Macarol for STA

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije
Mitja Gaspari, the governor of the central bank, Banka Slovenije, changes tolars into euros just minutes after midnight.
Photo: Bogdan Macarol for STA

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije Mitja Gaspari, the governor of the central bank, Banka Slovenije, changes tolars into euros just minutes after midnight. Photo: Bogdan Macarol for STA

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije
Mitja Gaspari, the governor of the central bank, Banka Slovenije, changes tolars into euros just minutes after midnight.
Photo: Bogdan Macarol for STA

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije Central bank Governor Mitja Gaspari (right), his predecessor France Arhar (centre) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (left) speak to the press just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the euro. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana, Banka Slovenije
Central bank Governor Mitja Gaspari (right), his predecessor France Arhar (centre) and Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk (left) speak to the press just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the euro.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk withdraws euros from an ATM just minutes after Slovenia formally adopts the single European currency.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana A laser-projected countdown to e-day in the centre of Ljubljana. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
A laser-projected countdown to e-day in the centre of Ljubljana.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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