When the paper currency was introduced In January 2002, it was at about parity with the U.S. dollar. It immediately plunged, to a low of about 87 U.S. cents a few months later. I remember it well, because I was taking a two-month trip through France and Spain at that time.
Last September I exchanged 20 500 euro banknotes ( 10000 euro) in Pattaya. I went to TT exchange ( yellow board) on second road south Pattaya not far from the traffic lights. Go to the exchanger where you can go inside, they give the best rate. If big amount of money you don't want to do it on the street.
What can I do with 500 euro notes? Existing €500 banknotes continue to be legal tender, so you can still use them as a means of payment and store of value (i.e. spend and save them). Similarly, banks, bureaux de change and other commercial parties can keep recirculating the existing €500 notes.
The banknotes have been designed by the artist Karin Birgitte Lund and feature motifs of Danish bridges and archaeological finds. The Danish coins we use today were put into circulation between 1989 and 1993. In May 2023, 10-krone coins with a new portrait of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe was put into circulation.
The UK asked banks to stop handling €500 notes in 2010 after a report found they were mainly used by criminals. European Central Bank axes 500 euro note. Published. 4 May 2016. Top Stories
Reasons why 500 euros are being withdrawn from circulation. The decision of the European Central Bank to ban the issuance of €500 banknotes came into force on January 27, 2019. Tickets that are in circulation still retain their value and are legal tender. The rejection of 500-euro bills is due to their widespread use for money laundering
There are two series of euro banknotes in circulation. The first series comprises seven different denominations (€5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500). The second series, or Europa series, has the same denominations, except the €500 denomination. This denomination is no longer being printed, but it can still be used as a means
Using images of euro banknotes . You are welcome to use images of euro banknotes without prior authorisation as long as you comply with the ECB’s rules on the reproduction of banknotes (see in particular Article 2 of Decision ECB/2013/10). These rules ensure that the general public does not mistake reproductions for genuine banknotes.
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can you still use 500 euro notes