Exchanging national cash
Former national banknotes and coins, such as Deutsche Mark, can in most cases still be exchanged for euro. This is done only by the national central banks. The ECB does not exchange any banknotes or coins.
To see which banknotes can still be exchanged for euro, click on the country name in the table below and consult the time limits given. Several national central banks still exchange even older banknote series than those depicted.
Time limits
Some central banks have set a time limit for the exchange of national banknotes and coins
Time limits
| Country | Exchange of banknotes until | Exchange of coins until |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | unlimited | unlimited |
| Belgium | unlimited | 31 December 2004 |
unlimited | unlimited | |
| Croatia | unlimited | 31 December 2025 |
| Cyprus | 31 December 2017 | 31 December 2009 |
| Estonia | unlimited | unlimited |
| Finland | 29 February 2012 | 29 February 2012 |
| France | 17 February 2012 | 17 February 2005 |
| Germany | unlimited | unlimited |
| Greece | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2004 |
| Ireland | unlimited | unlimited |
| Italy | 6 December 2011 | 6 December 2011 |
| Latvia | unlimited | unlimited |
| Lithuania | unlimited | unlimited |
| Luxembourg | unlimited | 31 December 2004 |
| Malta | 31 January 2018 | 1 February 2010 |
| Netherlands | 1 January 2032(1) | 1 January 2007 |
| Portugal | 28 February 2022 | 31 December 2002 |
| Slovenia | unlimited | 3 January 2017 |
| Slovakia | unlimited | 2 January 2014 |
| Spain | 30 June 2021 | 30 June 2021 |
| (1) De Nederlandsche Bank does not exchange guilders obtained from commercial activities after 27 January 2002. For more information, please see the website ofDe Nederlandsche Bank. | ||