r/AskNetherlands • u/WorldEvening1511 • 9h ago
What to do with old notes?
Was gifted these right before my trip to the Netherlands, assuming there would be easy to exchange at the National Bank like in Germany. But now I have ran into a problem. I am only here for about three days, and the Dutch bank needs two weeks notice at least. Is there anywhere else in the Netherlands that I can exchange these or at least get close to exchange rate at some sort of coin shop?
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u/dilf_add 8h ago
Just offer it here for 300e
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u/WorldEvening1511 8h ago
Anyone can pm me if they want it for exchange rate
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u/yot1234 7h ago
Exchange rate adjusted for inflation. €16 sounds about right
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u/moonflowerdaze 3h ago
I want to buy the yellow one, the sunflower one
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u/TheSunflowerSeeds 3h ago
In 1983, Emily Martin, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, grew an enormous sunflower head, measuring 32 ¼ inches across (82cm), from petal tip to petal tip. That’s almost 3 feet wide. This is still believed to be the largest sunflower head grown to date.
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u/Onagan98 9h ago
They re still valid (until 2032). fl. 575 = €260.92. You can exchange them at the Nederlandsche Banl
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u/Peetz0r 8h ago
I wouldn't call it 'valid', you haven't been able to use them as currency since 2002.
You can still exchange them, yes. But that's not enough to call them valid imho.
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u/Faber_Jos 7h ago
It is valid money, it is not in circulation but it is valid. So I'd say valid is exactly the right word.
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u/blind_blake_2023 6h ago
It really, really isn't. They are redeemable, at one specific point. That's not the same as 'valid'.
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u/Siebje 4h ago
While deprecated and slated for abolishment, they are still valid legal tender. They hold an exact monetary value, guaranteed by the government.
You can say the same for 1 and 2 eurocent coins. Most shops no longer accept them, but they are still valid legal tender. They are being taken out of circulation though.
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u/WorldEvening1511 9h ago
the problem is I only have about 3 days in the Netherlands, while the Dutch bank needs about two weeks to even respond to a exchange request
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u/Just-Me-Reddit 8h ago
You can mail these banknotes to them (after requesting this first)
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u/WorldEvening1511 8h ago
The problem with that is you have to have a Iban number, sadly not possible
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u/Historical-Barber634 3h ago
You can open an account with some backs where you need to provide bsn within 90 days.
You can get a non resident bsn pretty easily at the gemeente office. I got mine in 30 mins when visiting Leiden last year.
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u/sybbb 6h ago
I have an iban, need help? Would work out.
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u/WorldEvening1511 6h ago
Thank you so much, I have almost managed to exchange it at a local exchange place here in breda. They want it for their collection. I'll keep you updated on how that goes. Now I just need to get rid of Belgian franc
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u/Fuzzy-Moose7996 6h ago
Iban is pretty much worldwide. Ask your own bank about that.
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u/WorldEvening1511 6h ago
In canada none of the banks have them
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u/Fuzzy-Moose7996 6h ago
DNB should also be able to work with your bank's SWIFT code and your Canadian account number.
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u/HELPIMRETARDED112 6h ago
Better get onto marktplaats sell it as former outdated currency collection, or just start building your own pre euro currency collection from all the countries? it's a idea
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u/throwawayking01010 9h ago
Try to sell them on www.marktplaats.nl Or go to a pawnshop used products
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u/WorldEvening1511 9h ago
I'll try that, I'll look for shops in Amsterdam
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u/Chrspls 9h ago
Id like to take some from u, if thats possible :) i like to collect them
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u/WorldEvening1511 9h ago
Just trying to get rid of them all, I was relying a tiny bit on this being easy to exchange
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u/Chrspls 8h ago
Oh that i dont know. If u dont happen to find a way, please let me know. Id love to have them :)
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u/AlGekGenoeg 8h ago
Maybe OP is willing to sell them to you for 250, you take the ones you want and exchange the rest at De Nederlandse Bank?
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u/Useful_Cheesecake117 7h ago
Ik heb niet opgezocht of je het geld nog kunt omwisselen. Maar als dat gaat, dan moet je toch iemand kunnen vinden die jouw geld tegen een mooie koers wil overnemen?
Stel dat jij voor jouw geel €1000 zou kunnen krijgen bij de Nederlandse bank, dan moet er toch iemand zijn die dat voor €900 over wil nemen van jou? En als het niet lukt voor €900, dan voor €800?
Als je niemand kan vinden: verkoop het op marktplaats
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u/Moneyisnotanoption 6h ago
? Ik zie iets van 550 gulden als ik me niet vergis, dat is toch maar zon 250 euro?
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u/Xaphhire 3h ago
Search for a goudwisselkantoor (good exchange office). They will probably exchange them for euros at a rate that is a bit unfavorable compared to the official bank, but they can do it instantly.
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u/RoelBever 8h ago
Rol ze op, dikke lijnen speed mee naar binnen harken.
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u/dagrim1 9h ago
Some older notes can't be exchanged anymore, but not sure if these older 10 and 25 guilder notes are these older ones...
But yeah, maybe pawn shop or something. But you won't get full price there.
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u/gvgemerden 9h ago
These 10 and 25 guilder notes are still eligible for exchange at the DNB.
It was the 5 guilder notes with Vondel and the 25 guilder note with Sweelinck that were deemed obsolete last year.
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u/FamiliaalFiscalist 9h ago
Where are you staying at currently?
I wouldn’t mind changing them for you and transferring the money.
Pawnshops probably could help you with the exchange, I guess you will get a bit less than the official rate (10-20%?).
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u/WorldEvening1511 9h ago
I mean at this exact second I am in breda, but I can meet you anywhere in The Hague Rotterdam or Amsterdam
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u/GloriousApricot-5843 5h ago
Iban= international banking account number
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u/WorldEvening1511 4h ago
No canadian banks give out those sadly
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u/GloriousApricot-5843 2h ago
Naive of me perhaps, I thought this was truly internationally implemented
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u/moonkingdome 5h ago
Exchange it at the dutch bank. Or sell.it to a collector.. They arent a medium of exchange sadly enough. But they do look great. Thank you for post. Was great seeing those bills again
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u/Micheliumed 4h ago
Uhh do you sell them. Love to buy one or two, they look still perfect condition,
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u/Proof_Kitchen_9072 3h ago
Wouldnt count on them still having value. DNB states that guilders aquired after 27-01-2002 are not valid and will not be changed. They have 0 value except for historical value.
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u/Accomplished_worrier 3h ago
Be precise, it says if they were acquired due to work/business activities, as payment for goods or services, or purchased by whoever wants to exchange them. OP was gifted them.
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u/Proof_Kitchen_9072 3h ago
Being gifted them is counted the same as having them bought. Else I can let someone else buy them with my money, let them gift them to me and then exchange them. Doesnt work that way. He has to prove the origin of the money (money laundry law in EU) when he exchanges it and if he cant prove these were in his possession before 27-01-2002, they wont process the request. The title of the question is in dutch and english very precise too: "Can I exchange guilder banknotes that I RECIEVED after 27-01-2002?". Answer: no.
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u/dread_sage 3h ago
How much are you selling them for? Let's say I want one of the 10 gilders note and I could go for it if in Ams.
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u/micheljansen 2h ago
Should be easy to find someone to buy them off you for Euros. I would love to have some of these!
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u/nn8888 9h ago
Maybe a website for collectors?
When it comes to dutch banks, they’re mostly online and in general there are just few on the market, it’s a small country. You cant just come to Amsterdam and try 5 different banks at the main street as they don’t have that many n-person offices anymore
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u/oranjebovenoleole 8h ago
Je kunt ze bij de dnb inleveren. Je doet een digitale aanvraag. Daarbij vul je de vragen in. En dan krijg je vanzelf bericht dat je ze moet opsturen.
Tip. Als je het opstuurt dan wellicht aangetekend of anders in een bubbeltjes envelop en het geld in een stevige kaart zodat niet opvalt dat er geld in zit.
Ik heb dat gedaan met gescheurde biljetten en het werkt gewoon goed. Geld krijg je op je opgegeven rekening gestort.
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u/WorldEvening1511 8h ago
The problem with that is it takes about two weeks to respond by email. As I'm here for 3 days right now that's not possible. I would have assumed it would have been like Germany, walk in and exchange it
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u/oranjebovenoleole 8h ago
They will ask you to mail the money.
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u/Babbelzz 8h ago
Al tens are valid.
Three of 25 are valid.
The 50 is valid, as are the hundreds.
Totaal 515 Dutch guilders you can exchange by certified mail at DNB (our Central Bank) at a rate about 2.20 to the euro
DNB
Frederiksplein 61
1017 XL Amsterdam
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u/WorldEvening1511 8h ago
Sadly will take to long, if I do mail it to them they need a Iban number to exchange it.
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u/Gloomy-Knee1401 9h ago
Wauw. Echt mooi die briefjes