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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by Yoric on Thursday January 18, 2024 @05:44AM (#39040240)
In contrast, all of Europe has demonetized its old currencies (Deutschmark, French Francs, Italian Lira, etc.) when switching to Euros, and a few times before that. I've just looked it up and one Napoleon Franc is currently worth ~20€.

So, it's not that uncommon.

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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by RandomLensman on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:04AM (#39040380)
You can still convert old DM into Euros at the initial rate in Germany (https://www.bundesbank.de/de/aufgaben/bargeld/dm-banknoten-u....)
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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by mrighele on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:26AM (#39040510)
The majority of EU member set a limit date: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/exchange/html/index.en.html
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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by RandomLensman on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:31AM (#39040548)
I don't think the majority in that list has set a limit for bills, only for coins
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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by mrighele on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:48AM (#39040638)
Uhm, i guess you are right. (9 vs 11). Sorry I guess I didn't pay enough attention.
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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by RandomLensman on Thursday January 18, 2024 @07:07AM (#39040749)
No worries, you were right that a majority put time limits on at least some exchanges into Euro.
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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by anhner on Thursday January 18, 2024 @07:11AM (#39040776)
Europe is an unstable third world country, haven't you heard?
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