A one euro coin (R) is pictured with a British sterling one pound coin in London, on September 22, 2009. The British pound dropped to a five month low against the euro on Monday according to Britain's Financial Times newspaper. In London on Tuesday, the euro was changing hands at 1.4796 dollars against 1.4676 dollars late on Monday, at 135.14 yen (135.02), 0.9055 pounds (0.9051) and 1.5151 Swiss francs (1.5151).