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Hi Qaphsiel,
I’m afraid I don’t have the answer to your question. Some moneychangers or banks in Zurich might still accept the old banknotes as legal tenders. Perhaps you can exchange them at UK bank branches such as Barclay Banks on Beethovenstrasse in Zurich.
Regards,
Anna
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Hi Anna,
Your reply is absolutely useful to me.
I just drop an email to Barclay Investment Bank Beethovenstrasse to ask if they accept the exchange.
I also happen to come across the “by post” method.
We can mail the old notes to Bank of England. They can bank in to my Malaysian bank account.
Mailing from Malaysia can be too risky.
Anna, if I go to any post office in Switzerland, do you know what mail service I can ask for to send a trackable package to the UK? Do you have a rough estimation of how much would it cost for a small trackable package to the UK?
Massive thanks.
Qaphsiel
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Hi Qaphsiel,
Perhaps you can use the international registered mail service offered by Swiss Post. Prices vary according to mail types and weights. You can check the prices here: http://www.post.ch/en/sending-letters/registered-mail/registered-international
Hope this helps.
regards,
Anna
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Hi Qaphsiel,
I have one note of the old pound sterling. Will be in Switzerland on the 5th September. Will try to exchange and see if it works. Will update on this link.
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Thanks in advance Jasbir, that will be helpful!
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Massive thanks to you Jasbir! I am still waiting for a reply from Barclay Bank. Were you able to exchange your old pound notes in Switzerland?
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Hi Qaphsiel,
Just to let you know that I failed in my attempt to get my pound sterling changed to Swiss francs at the main railway station in Zurich. The person said they have long stopped accepting the old pounds. I asked him whether the National Bank in Zurich would accept the old pounds and he said No. That’s the update from me.
Jasbir.