They didn't have a Euro at the end of the sixties though did they?
But I was in Paris in the late 90's and 10 francs to the pound meant all the wine you could drink. Unfortunately when I was working in America it was $2 to the pound... but still it means the coins from the Eurozone seem noticeably competitive.
Also I remember visiting Ypres with the school in the early 90's, that was reasonable...and to be recommended to all. It was mid summer and the earth was baked dry yet I still sunk up to my knees in the trenches...not a great way to hold a war if you ask me.