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Originally Posted by De Orc  I am not 100% certain but they might still be ok to exchange at face you would need to check with the Netherlands bank on that one. |
The ones depicted here can still be redeemed, see
http://www.dnb.nl/en/payments/exchan...otes/index.jsp Note that the different bank note "generations" have different redemption deadlines.
The pre-euro coins from France and the Netherlands cannot be exchanged any more. The French and Italian paper money (at least the notes that were in circulation until the changeover) can be redeemed until 2012. But keep in mind that 1850 lire for example is less than 1 euro. German Mark cash can be redeemed without any limit; the same applies to most Austrian Schilling cash.
Iceland and Switzerland are not in the European Union and have their own currencies. As for the Swiss Franc, some older coins cannot be exchanged any more but most are OK to use. The Icelandic Krona has been in trouble lately but what you have (assuming your cash is post-1980) should be usable and exchangeable ...
The bigger problem will be "getting rid" of the money, I think. Banks tend to refuse coins if you want to exchange cash, and the pre-euro cash you would have to send to the national central bank, ie. Dutch Gulden to the DNB, German Marks to the Bundesbank, etc. And sorry, I don't know anything about collectors values of paper money.
Christian
