Obsolete European currencies in circulation

[Panceltic]

Hello,

having read this (rather old) article (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304373804577520930784840596), I wonder if there is any official data/estimate on how much pre-Euro money is left circulating.

In some countries, the deadline to exchange national currencies to euro has already passed, but in others it has not (or indeed never will). The article states that there are still €6.75bn worth of deutsche marks "in circulation".

While any leftover italian liras etc. are now literally worthless, what about those currencies that will never expire? Do you think people are saving them "just in case"?

 

[yorksrob]

There seem to be quite a lot of old bank notes pinned up behind various bars around the country.

 

[richw]

I've some various low value notes and coins somewhere I kept for nostalgic reasons. When added up it was probably £20-30 worth, but only couple quid in each currency.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Obsolete European currencies - the Euro itself...?

 

[coupwotcoup]

I was told that there is a bank in Barca that still accepts pesetas but how the exchange rate is calculated, who knows; also, the local estate agents' mags on the Costa Maresme, and probably others, still print their prices using both the euro and former currency.