A friend of mine gave me some Norwegian money that I think might be withdrawn. It looks like the 100 Kroner notes from 1985 are no longer valid but can be exchanged at a national bank for new currency. It looks like I am out of luck for the big pile of coins from the 1970's he gave me, though. Does anyone have experience with this?
Yes, I realize much of Europe is almost cashless now but thought I would bring the money since I have it. The last thing I want to do, though, is weigh myself down with useless coins! TIA
Posted by
Citizen of the World
2090 posts
You can take the old notes to Norges Bank and exchange them for new notes. If they’re collectible, they may be worth more than face value to collectors. The coins are souvenirs.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
8922 posts
I exchanged old bills last summer in Norway. There are only certain banks that do this, but if you go to the correct one it takes less than 5 minutes. Their website says they do not exchange coins as well as bills. You need to go to a Norges Bank in Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim or Tromso. I went to the one in Tromso.
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
7067 posts
You have gotten some good answers, but what kind of coins are in the pile? 5 kr coins from the 70s can be exchanged for new ones.
And as mentioned, they might be worth more to collectors. If these prices are realistic, exchanging them for new notes might not be the best option: https://skanfil.no/nettbutikk/sedler/norske-sedler?filterCategoriesIds=1189%2C1674&allowUp=true