are scottish 5 still legal tender?
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The legal position with regard to Scottish Banknotes is as follows: Scottish Banknotes are legal currency – i.e. they are approved by the UK Parliament. However, Scottish Bank notes are not Legal Tender, not even in Scotland. In fact, no banknote whatsoever (including Bank of England notes!)
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There are now less than four weeks left until all Scottish paper £5 and £10 notes are withdrawn from circulation. ... The Scottish note issuing banks will continue to accept old paper based notes and there are currently no plans to change this."
545773
Yes. They're still legal tender, the US still makes them, they aren't rare or valuable, go ahead and spend it. I use $2 bills as a matter of convenience. Same with the $.
831915
Existing €500 banknotes continue to be legal tender, so you can still use them as a means of payment and store of value (i.e. spend and save them). ... Like all denominations of euro banknotes, the €500 note will always retain its value and can be exchanged at a national central bank of the euro area at any time.
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Banknotes issued by the authorised banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland are legal currency and can be accepted throughout the United Kingdom.
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Edinburgh-based Mrs Jack said the trend away from £1 notes reflects that of many lower denominations – demand for which is “starting to drop away” as “value falls and inflation rises”. “Absolutely yes we still issue the £1 notes, they are still legal currency. We have 17.7 million in circulation today,” she said.
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However, shops can refuse a Scottish banknote or any banknote for that matter. ... They are at liberty to refuse a £50 note or any note, it's a matter of discretion.
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Although legal tender, those earlier coins had never been common in everyday circulation. ... Beyond the usual commemorative versions, no two pound coins were minted for general circulation in 2017.
632678
These are the recognised currency in Scotland, although they are not legal tender. ... Modern Scottish banknotes are denominated in pounds sterling, and have exactly the same value as Bank of England notes; they should not be confused with the former Pound Scots, a separate currency which was abolished in 1707.
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While most New Zealanders consider cheques to be legal tender, technically they are bills of exchange. ... Legal tender is defined in section 27 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 (this act defines "legal tender" as bank notes and coins issued under the RBNZA).
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The Guernsey pound is legal tender only in the Bailiwick of Guernsey although it also circulates freely in Jersey but cannot be used in the UK. It can also be exchanged in other places at banks and bureaux de change.
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Yes, pennies continue to be legal tender in Canada and banks accept them for cash payments.
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The Royal Mint took lightweight gold coins out of circulation. ... It has been struck since then both as a bullion coin and, beginning in 1979, for collectors. Though the sovereign is no longer in circulation, it is still legal tender in the United Kingdom.
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According to the Currency Act 1965 (section 16) coins are legal tender for payment of amounts which are limited as follows: ... not exceeding $5 if any combination of 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c coins are offered; and. not exceeding 10 times the face value of the coin if $1 or $2 coins are offered.
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Manx government notes may, on demand, be exchanged at par for Bank of England notes of equivalent value at any office of the Isle of Man Bank. All notes and coins that are legal tender in any part of the United Kingdom (e.g. Bank of England notes) are legal tender within the Isle of Man.
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Thanks! Alabastron, Old Euro notes can still be used as legal tender everywhere. There is no need to exchange them.
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Yes, all EURO banknotes are still valid & legal tender, they must be accepted and no business should refuse them nor charge you any fee or discount their value for accepting them, you would simply not receive the older notes from post offices or banks who would themselves turn them in to their country's central bank ...