On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:42:02 -0000, "tim\(yet another new home\)"
wrote:
>
>"Alan S" wrote in message=20
>news:1nh9m2lcadmf7ftpnq8dcj15u25l59j3ka@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:56:31 +0000, Padraig Breathnach
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"JPG" wrote:
>>>
>>>>As I was collecting my Euros from the bureau de change yesterday, the
>>>>cashier showed me a 500 Euro note (in a fetching shade of purple). =
It
>>>>occured to me that the highest denomination note issued by the Bank =
of
>>>>England is =A350, and they are very rarely seen (except on =
racecourses,
>>>>not surprisingly).
>>>>
>>>>I wonder how many in the Euro zone have seen, let alone carried, a =
note
>>>>of such high value. Even in the US where $1000 bills supposedly =
exist,
>>>>very few are to be seen.
>>>>
>>>In Ireland, the highest denomination in general use is the =A450, and =
it
>>>is only very recently that I first even saw a =A4100 note when an ATM =
in
>>>Vienna supplied me with some. We made sure that we used them all
>>>before we came home, because I am sure that Irish outlets are not
>>>familiar with them.
>>>
>>>When I use ATMs in France (which I do a lot) they often supply me with
>>>a wad of =A420s. While =A450s are not rare there, they seem relatively=
a
>>>lot less common than in Ireland.
>>
>> Several ATM's issued =A4100 notes to me as I travelled; can't
>> remember which countries. I don't recall having any problems
>> using them.
>
>Getting 100s in Germany is common. Few shops in
>Germany will wince if you tender a 100 note, even for a 2
>Euro purchase. OTOH, when in Italy I was once asked
>if I had anything smaller when spending 35(,000lira) and
>I offered a 50(,000lira) note.
Did you visit Italy in the days when there was a shortage of coins and =
they
used to give packets of bubble gum as small change?
--=20
Martin
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