Central Bank exchanges more than €2.9m worth of old punts for euros in past four years

The Central Bank said it can refuse applications where it believes genuine banknotes or coins have been deliberately damaged.

THE Central Bank has swapped more than €2.9m worth of old punts over the last four years, including more than €625,000 in coins.

All the largest exchanges last year were worth less than €10,000, according to records, with the highest transaction dealing with £7,724, or €9,808, in ‘new money’.