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walrus New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 12:54 am I was wondering........ If I was to visit a country that now uses the Euro and I happened to have pre-Euro coinage(same country)with me, could I still spend it? Would I be able to exchange it at a bank? The answer is probably ovious, but not to me, Ken Edited by walrus 09/06/2010 01:08 am Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 01:10 am Hmmmm? I know when I was in Denmark, the German town bordering Denmarks Southern border (they are Euro), still accepted Denmarks Kroner. Maybe it's the same other places too. Your question is a little different. Let's see if others know :-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 02:13 am It depends on the country. Even if they are still legal to change, you would have to go to the Central Bank itself to exchange it. Here's the list of valid dates to exchange. If you have French francs, they are all expired. Tell me about it... I still have 300 or 400 francs in coins :/ http://www.ecb.int/euro/exchange/ht...ndex.en.html Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 06:46 am In Greece If you have drachma coins you can't exchange them because the final day expired in 2010. Notes are still accepted in Central Bank till 2012 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 10:47 am Depending on where you live you might want to check with a large bank right here. Such banks as Bank of America have branches all over the USA and officers in those Banks would either know for sure or know how to contact someone that would know the legality of such trades. Report this Post to the Staff
walrus New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/06/2010 9:01 pm Interesting,thanks to all! I guess the same type of thing(s) would apply to English coinage when the switch was made from the old pence to the new?That was sometime in the late 60s,I think? Ken Report this Post to the Staff
redlock Pillar of the Community Germany 992 Posts	Posted 09/07/2010 03:33 am On February 15th, 1971, the switch was made to the decimal system -- one pound = 100 Pence Report this Post to the Staff
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