{"id":5126,"date":"2026-05-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:38:41","slug":"trial-geldmaat-banknotes-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/trial-geldmaat-banknotes-100\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial with \u20ac100 banknotes at Geldmaat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In May, Geldmaat launched a trial lasting approximately six months to issue \u20ac100 bills at nearly all Geldmaat stores. Starting in mid-June, each of 46 Geldmaat stores across the country will have one ATM that dispenses \u20ac100 bills.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Geel Geldmaat-geldautomaat inbouw in donkere wand, met schermtekst \u2018Wij accepteren alle bankpassen\u2019 en kaart- en pincodepaneel.\" class=\"wp-image-1799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-832x468.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/PersBeeld_01_Glow_1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A key reason for the trial is that the purchasing power of a \u20ac50 bill has roughly halved over the past twenty years due to inflation. \u20ac100 now buys about the same as \u20ac50 did twenty years ago. 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