British Expats - OT: European Countries Money No Good Much Longer?

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From looking at a response to BetaStar about Guilders, Ongiri said the Guilders would not be usable much longer (even though stores may continue to take them for a few months).

Is this true??? Damn but I have German marks saved at home for a trip to Germany in the future and don't want to cash them in now because the rate of exchange sucks.

Rita

Thanks for that. I didn't realize that some countries were switching earlier than Feb
28th (it turns out that Holland, Germany, France & Ireland are switching theirs
sometime before the end of February).

Andy.

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I'm not really here - it's just your warped imagination.

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[usenetquote2]> > Come Feb 28th 2002 for countries adopting the Euro as their currency,[/usenetquote2]
their
[usenetquote2]> > native currencies will cease to be legal tender. I'm not sure whether[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > will still be able to exchange old currency after this point. The[/usenetquote2]
countries
[usenetquote2]> > whose currency this effects are:[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> >[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The[/usenetquote2]
[usenetquote2]> > Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > I made sure I spent every last centime (well, I might have missed a[/usenetquote2]
franc or
[usenetquote2]> > two!) on my last vacation to France. I think I have some Belgium Francs[/usenetquote2]
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[usenetquote2]> > a couple of Irish punts that will become worthless though :([/usenetquote2]
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Thanks for the information.

Now to find out if I can exchange it for Eurocurrency here in the US.

Rita

For various countries' migration to Euro plan, go to the euro site:
http://www.euro.ecb.int/en/section1/timetable.html

Rete <[email protected]>
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People, please also remember that the UK pound remains as it is outside the Euro currency zone.

Brian.