Paper Euros

[bigseve]

Can paper Euros still be used in the Netherlands?

[disney332]

Are there countries where cash is no longer used, and the whole population across all demographics has a smart phone, bank account or credit card?

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[novocastrian]

Cant imagine any country is cashless ?

[bigseve]

I was more meaning, that with them also having the new polymer notes like we do, can the paper ones still be used?

[landandword17]

Some are as close as you can get probably. Less than 5% cash transactions in many N European countries. Anyway, OP can use cash/paper money but if they haven’t got it yet they will have no problem travelling with only cards.

[bigseve]

Originally Posted by landandword17

Some are as close as you can get probably. Less than 5% cash transactions in many N European countries. Anyway, OP can use cash/paper money but if they haven’t got it yet they will have no problem travelling with only cards.

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Thanks. My dad discovered he had paper Euros from a previous trip (they’ve not been away in Europe since 2016] and gave them to us for our football trip. I just had a slight panic that i’d need to swap them for the polymer notes.

[bighal]

Originally Posted by bigseve

I was more meaning, that with them also having the new polymer notes like we do, can the paper ones still be used?

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The Europa series of notes are certainly still valid. If you have any concerns you should be able to change old notes for new ones at any EU bank.

[COL41]

I didn’t realise there were now also polymer Euros. I got a lot of Euros in 2019 and then holiday cancelled due to Thomas Cook collapse. Used them all last month in Tenerife and no issues at all

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by COL41

I didn’t realise there were now also polymer Euros. I got a lot of Euros in 2019 and then holiday cancelled due to Thomas Cook collapse. Used them all last month in Tenerife and no issues at all

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neither did i

been to spain twice this year & used the paper stuff as normal, dont think i saw a plastic note ?

[DisneyDaffodil]

We’ve just returned from Athens and used paper notes with no problem as I’d changed them for our 2020 trip. I hadn’t realised Europe had changed to polymer ones. I’ve got some left which I will use in DLP next month too (as long as they allow them)

Edited to add that our change was given in paper notes too