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5 Nov 20263 min read

Soviet Union, January 1991: Three Days to Exchange the Large Notes

At midnight on 23 January 1991, Soviet 50- and 100-ruble notes stopped being legal tender. The exchange window and its limits, dated and sourced.

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4 Nov 20263 min read

Northern Rock, September 2007: Queues at the Counter, Strain on the Website

Northern Rock, 13 to 18 September 2007: queues at a thin branch network while most withdrawals went online, by phone and by post.

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3 Nov 20263 min read

Iceland, October 2008: Payments Held at Home and Stalled at the Border

Iceland's three largest banks failed in October 2008. Payments inside the country kept moving; payments to and from abroad stalled.

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2 Nov 20264 min read

Greece, June 2015: Sixty Euros at the Machine, a Queue at the Counter

Greek branches shut on 29 June 2015 and reopened on 20 July. The 60 euro machine limit, the pension counters and the cards, dated and sourced.

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27 Oct 20263 min read

Cyprus, March 2013: The Machines Ran, the Branches Stayed Shut

Banks closed on 16 March 2013 and reopened at noon on 28 March 2013. What happened in between, dated and sourced.

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