3. On January 1, 2002, twelve countries in Europe woke up to a brand new currency and over the following two months would see their national currencies phased out forever. In the most ambitious currency change the world has ever seen, more than 14.5 billion notes and 56 billion coins were distributed around the 12 participating countries and major public awareness campaigns were undertaken to ensure that the transition runs as smoothly as possible. 译文：2002年1月1日，欧洲12国共同启动了一种全新的货 币，并将在以后两个月内逐步取消各国原有的货币。在这个 雄心勃勃的前所未有的货币改革行动中，超过145亿的纸币 和560亿的硬币在这12个国家发行。为了使这一巨大变革得 以顺利进行，各地举行了大规模的宣传活动。