Punt enters last week of existence

The punt has entered its final week in existence and will cease to be legal tender as of midnight next Saturday, forty days after the introduction of the euro.

Punt enters last week of existence

The punt has entered its final week in existence and will cease to be legal tender as of midnight next Saturday, forty days after the introduction of the euro.

After next weekend businesses will stop accepting the punt, but for a short time financial institutions will convert punts to euro.

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