The euro has fought off countless threats to its existence over the past two decades, from debt crises to politicians who hoped to tear apart the currency union.
Over the summer a new risk emerged to the common currency. Not its plunge below parity with the U.S. dollar, but the plan to dismantle an iconic blue sculpture of the euro currency sign, located for more than 20 years in the heart of Frankfurt, Germany’s financial hub. The costs of maintenance, in part due to regular vandalism, had become overwhelming, the local nonprofit who owns it said.
