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Prarthana Prakash

Austrians are so worried their colorful cash might die out they're trying to enshrine its use as a constitutional right

A person holding euro notes (Credit: Thomas Ruecker—Getty Images)

Europeans are determined to protect their beloved bank notes, in fact they're moving to have its future use legally secured.

Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said last week that the public are growing increasingly concerned about restrictions they face when trying to pay with cash.

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