Country End of legal tender for national currencies Last date for exchanging national currencies at commercial banks Last date for exchanging national currencies at national central banks
Austria 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 Undecided Coins: unlimited
Banknotes: unlimited
Belgium 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2002 Coins: up to end of 2004
Banknotes: unlimited
Cyprus 01/01/2008 - 31/01/2008 Coins: up to end of 2009
Banknotes: up to end of 2017
Finland 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 To be decided individually by banks Coins and banknotes:
ten years
France 01/01/2002 - 17/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 30/06/2002 Coins: three years at least
Banknotes: ten years
Germany 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2001 01/01/2002 - Until 28/02/2002 Coins: unlimited
Banknotes: unlimited
Greece 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 Under consideration Coins: two years
Banknotes: ten years
Holland 01/01/2002 - 28/01/2002 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2002 Coins: until 01/01/2007
Banknotes: to 01/01/2032
Ireland 01/01/2002 - 09/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 30/06/2002 Coins: unlimited
Banknotes: unlimited
Italy 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 Undecided Coins and banknotes:
ten years
Luxembourg 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 30/06/2002 Coins: end-2004
Banknotes: unlimited
Malta 01/01/2008 - 31/01/2008 Coins: up to 01/02/2010
Banknotes: up to31/01/2018
Portugal 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 30/03/2002 Coins: 31/12/2002
Banknotes: 20 years
Spain 01/01/2002 - 28/02/2002 01/01/2002 - 30/06/2002 Coins: unlimited
Banknotes: unlimited