Exchanging French Francs?

[jesuscrept]

Can you still exchange french francs?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Until 17 Feb 2012, yes. If you haven't bothered yet you're unlikely to hit the deadline.

 

[jesuscrept]

I just found some, so I'm going to take a trip into town.

 

[jesuscrept]

No you cannot is the answer. I tried this morning.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Well, it depends where you try. If you just wandered into a laundrette or a branch of Halfords and waved a fistful of francs at someone then I'm not surprised that it didn't work. But the banknotes are redeemable at face value until the middle of February, so clearly there are going to be intermediaries who will take them off your hands.

Actually, why bother explaining this to you? Send me the banknotes and I'll post you some magic beans. How's that?

 

[davesgcr]

We found some in a drawer about 2 years ago - about a tenners worth - no problem changing them in a Paris bank.

 

[jesuscrept]

Well, it depends where you try. If you just wandered into a laundrette or a branch of Halfords and waved a fistful of francs at someone then I'm not surprised that it didn't work. But the banknotes are redeemable at face value until the middle of February, so clearly there are going to be intermediaries who will take them off your hands.

Actually, why bother explaining this to you? Send me the banknotes and I'll post you some magic beans. How's that?

No, I went to a bureau de change. So you may as well just send me the magic beans.

 

[Sue]

You can still change some notes (see first link) until 17/2/2012 but too late for any coins. You'd have to go into a branch of the Banque de France though so no use if you're not in France.

http://www.banque-france.fr/fr/instit/communiques/2008/cp_20080213.htm

http://www.banque-france.fr/fr/instit/telechar/discours/liste_s_echange_billets.pdf

 

[Ponyutd]

I have some Francs from the 1870's...what are my chances?

 

[8ball]

Until 17 Feb 2012, yes. If you haven't bothered yet you're unlikely to hit the deadline.

And if you miss the deadline you'll probably have to wait til about September.

 

[handyman121]

I have some Francs from the 1870's...what are my chances?

Put them on ebay
http://shop.ebay.fr/i.html?_from=R4...s+1870&_sacat=See-All-Categories&LH_PrefLoc=0

 

[Riklet]

Even in France i bet they´d be a bit fussy in some places.

Big bank branches would though, not read the link but february sounds about right. You got enough of them to make it worthwhile?

 

[zaphod22]

Give it a while and you will be able to use them again!

 

[Onket]

Can you still exchange french francs?

What you got?

 

[Ponyutd]

French francs I think.

 

[Onket]

I'll take the crispest one of each denomination you've got, if you want.