German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more vaults

Re:German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more va... by decentralised on Monday February 03, 2020 @04:52PM (#22229604)

I've been in the eurozone since it started.. only ever saw 500 euro bills being exchanged in casinos.

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Re:German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more va... by aianus on Monday February 03, 2020 @05:33PM (#22230065)

I exchanged cash in Canada before heading to EU for 10 weeks and the kiosk gave me all EUR500 notes and said it was all they had.

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Re:German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more va... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday February 03, 2020 @06:52PM (#22230722)

Russian mafia has to liquidate somehow.

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Re:German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more va... by Scoundreller on Monday February 03, 2020 @09:21PM (#22231740)

Ya, it’s a real mess, especially if you can’t break/spend them all.

At least I learned that France has several central banks.

You’re kinda SOL if you go to a euroized non-EU country (Montenegro or Kosovo).

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Re:German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more va... by snovv_crash on Monday February 03, 2020 @05:37PM (#22230114)

And yet across the border, I've been given a CHF1000 note cashing a deposit slip in a post office.

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