{"id":261,"date":"2016-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fbf.fr\/en\/2016\/05\/10\/the-european-central-bank-ecb-will-end-the-e500-banknote-by-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:53:41","slug":"the-european-central-bank-ecb-will-end-the-e500-banknote-by-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbf.fr\/en\/the-european-central-bank-ecb-will-end-the-e500-banknote-by-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Central Bank (ECB) will end the \u20ac500 banknote by 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ECB will end production and issuance of the \u20ac500 banknote by 2018. It still remains legal tender and will always retain its value.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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On 4 May 2016, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to permanently stop producing the \u20ac500 banknote and to exclude it from the Europa series. The end of the note takes into account “concerns that this banknote could facilitate illicit activities” said the ECB in a press release.

The issuance of \u20ac500 will be stopped around the end of 2018, when the \u20ac100 and \u20ac200 banknotes of the Europa series are planned to be introduced. The other denominations – from \u20ac5 to \u20ac200 – will remain in place.

In view of the international role of the euro and the widespread trust in its banknotes, the \u20ac500 will remain legal tender and can therefore continue to be used as a means of payment and store of value.

The \u20ac500 banknote, like the other denominations of euro banknotes, will always retain its value and can be exchanged at the national central banks of the Eurosystem for an unlimited period of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n