Where are your Euros from?

dxhound2005

I have 6 coins and 16 notes in my pocket. 5 of the coins are non-Irish. 4 notes are Irish, 3 each Italy and Spain, and 2 each France, Greece and Holland. The (first) prefix letter indicates the country they were printed for, but they are not necessarily printed in that country.

http://blogs.thisismoney.co.uk/2012/05/how-to-find-out-what-country-a-euro-note-is-from.html

Spain is V, Germany X, Greece Y, France U, Ireland T, Portugal M and Italy S. Belgium is Z, Cyprus G, Luxembourg 1, Malta F, Netherlands P, Austria N, Slovenia H, Slovakia E and Finland L.

These are random notes I acquired without leaving Ireland. Maybe it is unusual but I suspect that if people check they will find mostly foreign notes. There is a site which tracks where notes have been, but I think it is less active now than in the early days of the currency.

Akrasia

Jesus, is this the worst thread ever on After hours?

Fr_Dougal

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I have 6 coins and 16 notes in my pocket. 5 of the coins are non-Irish. 4 notes are Irish, 3 each Italy and Spain, and 2 each France, Greece and Holland.

Well laaa deee daaaa. No recession here.

Brian201888

Akrasia wrote: »

Jesus, is this the worst thread ever on After hours?

Be a close call between this and the name the airports you've been in thread

GLaDOS

Europe, mostly

Zaph

Akrasia wrote: »

Jesus, is this the worst thread ever on After hours?

Not yet, but seeing as it mentions foreign printed notes it's only a matter of time before it turns into a pro- vs. anti-banknote immigration thread. Then it'll be the worst thread ever in AH.

The Backwards Man

Where's KYIIPOT KRIBIS?

Zaph

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Where's KYIIPOT KRIBIS?

Cyprus

The Backwards Man

Zaph wrote: »

Cyprus

Cool, even what's on my pocket is more exotic than me.

Badly Drunk Boy

This is my favourite thread ever!! I've 6 notes in my pocket: 2 Irish, 2 Spanish, 1 French, and 1 Slovakian. That'll be me buzzin' for the rest of the evening!

Mint Sauce

I thought the notes were indistinguible. But just found a fiver, I never knew I had, thanks OP.



Do have four coins in my pocket though. Three Irish, and one German.

The Backwards Man

If a boards poster had three Spanish notes in one pocket and four French ones in the other what would they have?

Zaph

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If a boards poster had three Spanish notes in one pocket and four French ones in the other what would they have?

Enough to get a round in.

The Backwards Man

Close.

They'd have someone else's trousers on

corner of hells

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Close.

They'd have someone else's trousers on

How would they get someone else's trousers on ? I always know where my trousers are.

One the notes in my wallet is from Esperanto .

McMurphy

I have an Irish tenner - French twenty and a Dutch fifty.

Interesting.

The Backwards Man

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I have an Irish tenner - French twenty and a Dutch fifty.

Interesting.

Wonder which has the most coke on it.

Atoms for Peace

I only use Krugerrands.

GT_TDI_150

2 little blue fluff balls in my pocket... unknown origine as im quite certain they werent there when i put ma new jeans on at the start of the year.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Holiday travel alone accounts for a huge mix of the notes. Presently I have Irish, French, Spanish, Greek, Dutch and German here.

I also have a full set of coins from each of the original Euro countries. It took the best part of two years to get them all and I had to get the Greek 1 cent from their central bank, as they never circulated them.

Elmer Blooker

Ruth Clever Idiot wrote: »

Holiday travel alone accounts for a huge mix of the notes. Presently I have Irish, French, Spanish, Greek, Dutch and German here.

I also have a full set of coins from each of the original Euro countries. It took the best part of two years to get them all and I had to get the Greek 1 cent from their central bank, as they never circulated them.

The Luxembourg coins were the hardest to get I remember.

Whatever happened to all those Irish €2 1916 coins? I haven't seen one in well over a year, they must very rare collectors items worth about €2.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

The Luxembourg coins were the hardest to get I remember.

Whatever happened to all those Irish €2 1916 coins? I haven't seen one in well over a year, they must very rare collectors items worth about €2.

I got the Luxembourg 1 cent in the embassy but all others in Luxembourg itself.

There are quite a few of the 1916s circulating. I think people just don't notice them, Kr what's on any of the coins, any more.