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[โ€“] hawgietonight@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

In the early days of the euro I got paid fully in cash and every now and then I got one of those in the envelope. I don't recall having trouble to pay with it... but those days are gone and haven't seen a 500 note in ages.

[โ€“] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not only they are not accepted in most private places, I think they are being recalled and slowly brought out of circulation