And the Danish krone will, in any event, be tied to the euro.

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Even the newest, and therefore cleanest, notes tested contained 2, 400 bacteria, with Swiss Francs and Danish Krone the dirtiest money of all.

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In contrast, most of the West European currencies outside the euro notably, sterling, the Danish krone and the Swiss franc are hugely overvalued, by 20-40%.

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Denmark's rejection this September of a referendum to substitute the euro for the Danish krone should have been a wakeup call for Prodi and other European politicos.

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Tickets to the afternoon celebration cost 120 Danish krone, but the fee also covers a morning open air church service, a festival for families and admission to the Lincoln Log Cabin, a cedar log cabin within the park that serves as a museum for the history of the Danish emigrant experience.

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