Continued from "Coins from Montenegro to come soon?"
http://www.coinpeople.com/Coins-from-Monte...soon-t9432.html


Until 2012 - like the pre-euro notes from Finland, Greece and Italy.


Yes, as I mentioned before, the redemption period for French franc coins is over. Portugal was the first euro country where that period ended for the pre-euro coins (2003); in 2004 Belgium, Greece and Luxembourg followed, in 2005 it was France, and the end of this year is the deadline for Dutch gulden coins.

These redemption deadlines do not necessarily apply to coins and notes which were not in circulation any more when the euro cash was introduced, of course. Germany, for example, has an unlimited redemption policy - every coin and note ever issued in the Federal Republic of Germany can always be exchanged into current legal tender. Austria has a similar policy but applies it to the last series of ATS issues only. Older notes such as the 1000 ATS Suttner, 500 ATS Ressel, 100 ATS Kauffmann did recently, or will soon, lose their value.

Christian

Here's a link to a PDF "booklet" issued by the "Banco de Portugal":

http://www.bportugal.pt/publish/cadernos/notas_moedas_p.pdf

(a little over 1 Mb in size)

With the redemption deadlines for European coins/banknotes (pg. 30, 49.) and Portuguese banknotes (pgs. 28 and 29, 45.)

Jose

Country Currency End-date of legal tender Exchange at banks after legal tender Redemption after legal tender
Belgium Franc 28/2/2002, midnight 31/12/2002 Notes: indefinitely
Coins: end 2004
Germany Mark 31/12/2001, midnight at least until 28/2/2002 indefinitely
Greece Drachma 28/2/2002 yes, but period to be defined Notes: until 1/3/2012
Coins: until 1/3/2004
Spain Peseta 28/2/2002 30/6/2002 indefinitely
France Franc 17/2/2002, midnight 30/6/2002 Notes: until 17/2/2012
Coins: until 17/2/2005
Ireland Pound 9/2/2002, midnight yes, but not specified yet indefinitely
Italy Lira 28/2/2002 voluntary after 28/2/2002 Notes and Coins: until 30/12/2012
Luxembourg Franc 28/2/2002 30/6/2002 Notes: indefinitely
Coins: end 2004
Netherlands Guilder 28/1/2002, midnight 31/12/2002 (banks may charge for the exchange as from 1/4/2002) Notes until 1/1/2032
Coins until 1/1/2007
Austria Schilling 28/2/2002 voluntary after 28/2/2002 indefinitely
Portugal Escudo 28/2/2002 30/6/2002 Notes: until 30/12/2022
Coins: until 30/12/2002
Finland Markka 28/2/2002 voluntary Notes and Coins: until 29/1/2012

Interesting document! Well, I don't really understand all the text but it covers many questions "around" the euro and the escudo-euro changeover.

Christian

By the way, Slovenia plans a redemption period of ten years for coins, and an unlimited one for notes. At least that is what their changeover plan says ...

Christian