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Falklands announces changes to UK currency; new £ 1 coin at the end of March
The new UK £1 coin will be introduced in the UK on 28 March, 2017. 
The new UK £5 is already in circulation. The old UK £5 note will be withdrawn from circulation in the UK on the 5th May, 2017 The Bank of England has recently introduced a new, more secure UK £5 banknote, and plans to introduce a new UK £1 coin that will replace the existing the existing coins.
The phasing out of the old UK £5 note and £1 coin will take effect in the Falklands as well.
The new UK £1 coin will be introduced in the UK on 28 March, 2017. The old UK £1 coin will no longer be legal tender and will not be accepted by banks from 15 October, 2017.
The new UK £5 is already in circulation. The old UK £5 note will be withdrawn from circulation in the UK on the 5th May, 2017, and Standard Chartered are in contact with the Bank of England to clarify the final date for accepting the old currency.
Standard Chartered Stanley is separating the old £5 notes and UK £1 coins as they come in to the bank, so that they do not go back into circulation. The bank encourages customers to bring in their old UK currency, knowing the bank will replace it with new UK currency (when available) and existing Falkland Islands £1 coins.
There are no current plans for the Falkland Islands to update our own £1 coin or paper currency.
The bank encourages people to use £2 coins, due to a current shortage of £1 coin.
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Mar 27th, 2017 - 09:03 pm 0I just counted them...
I'm stuck down here in Patagonia with 34 of these £1 coins in my UK small change jar...
This is daylight robbery...
Engrish Pirates...!
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Hope you reported that you have foreign currency to the tax authorities. I am sure you will get an amnesty if you declare now.
Mar 29th, 2017 - 01:23 pm 0Well....
Apr 02nd, 2017 - 10:06 am 0Guess I better remember next time to drop them coins into one of those small change transparent plastic charity boxes at the airports...
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