Weeks after the euro became official, the European Union is complaining that Thai 10-baht coins -- worth a mere 26 euro cents -- have been showing up in vending machines all over Europe. The coin is ...

Euros break the European Union's own rules. The currency, adopted by most of Europe at the beginning of this year, can release up to 320 times the amount of nickel that European Union (EU) regulations ...

We performed skin tests with 1- and 2-euro coins in seven patients known to have nickel-contact allergy. After 48 and 72 h with these coins fixed by transparent tape onto their skin, all seven ...