I found half of a €50 note

dulpit

I found what I thought was €50 while out for a walk. Picked it up, stuck in pocket until I got back to car, turns out it was only half of a note.

What should I do with this?

Trampas

Spend the €25 on bag of cans

HeidiHeidi

Go back and look for the other half.

Otherwise I'd say bin it, I think unless you have two pieces of paper with the same serial number, it's just a bit of paper

Jim Herring

Seems pretty obvious to me. Procure a complete EUR 50 note, cut in half (along the same line as the half you found), then cellotape the appropriate half to the half you found to create a full EUR 50 note. Job done.

Akrasia

If it is 50.001% of the note and has the serial number on it, you can deposit it

If it doesn't, it's just rubbish

CalamariFritti

Tomorrow 3:30 in the park by the lake, feeding the ducks. Someone with a black brief case will show you the other half.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122998265#Comment_122998265

This is the advice I came for

Jim_Hodge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122998280#Comment_122998280

It's not that simple.

Exchanging Old or Damaged Money Frequently Asked Questions | Central Bank of Ireland

sarchastic

I thought the only legal tender part of the note was the serial number if not whats the point of the serial number ?

techman1

I was in the money museum in lisbon, it was about portuguese currency and history of portugal mainly, however at the end it had a section on euros and there was a bit about if over 50% of note remains after for example fire damage it can be exchanged for a new note

Gumbo

if the serial number is on it, you can post it into the central bank and they will credit you bank account.

I’ve done it a few times.

pgj2015

I think you need 52% of the note. I have changed such notes for full ones at the bank a couple of times. Once the woman working at the bank said I dont think its worth anything, I said it is more than 52% of the full note so it is, and she gave me the new note.

Pauliedragon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122998840#Comment_122998840

A few times? How many ripped up notes do u come across dodgy fecker😜

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122999815#Comment_122999815

It’s more common than you think.

sarchastic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122999865#Comment_122999865

it's more a 5-10€ thing not that I have seen a 5 for ages now. Dunno if its the paper in them vs 20-5€ but you would have to assume the paper is standard so dunno. Maybe they are in circulation longer ?

mrcheez

Is it the side with the metal strip in it? If so stick some Monopoly money on the other half and all should be legit

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123000368#Comment_123000368

Small notes get exchanged more. Although that probably isn't as true as it used to be.

I often lodged damaged notes with the takings in my old job and never had an issue. I never tried it with anything with large amounts missing though. Usually just one end or a badly taped up job.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123000385#Comment_123000385

Whoever you lodged to would be obliged to take those bad notes out of circulation. Under the Banknote Re-Circulation Framework. They would send them for destruction, and get credit from the Central Bank. If you had tried any missing more than 50%, they would have rejected them.

Pauliedragon

Why has the EU never gone down the road of polymer notes? A few countries have them now. They last longer have better security so harder to forge. Much easier to count (unless wet which is a nightmare) A lot of countries use them now. You would think with the amount of € notes in circulation it would make sense.

RobbingBandit

Go to Tesco put it in self scan say it tore your €50 in half kick up enough of a stink and they will let you leave with €50 worth of cans or chocolate depends on your preference.

Do it do it do it

HildaOgdenx

You can send it off to the central bank, there's a form on the website for doing so.
You can bring it into your own bank but it's probably quicker and easier to just get the form online and send it away.

https://www.centralbank.ie/consumer-hub/notes-and-coins/exchange-old-or-damaged-money/exchange-of-euro-banknotes

dxhound2005

But as per the link in post #8, they would be looking for evidence of where the other half went. Half a note found while out walking, would be a hard one to justify.

"If your application does not meet all the application conditions and has been either fully or partially refused, we will send you a letter to inform you of our decision and explain the reasons why. For example, this may happen if you submit less than half of a banknote for exchange and do not provide evidence that the missing parts have been destroyed. Once cash has been received for exchange, it will be retained by the Central Bank and will not be returned to you."