9 , ▁Est onia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Lat via ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁Lith u ania ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁change over ▁period ▁ ▁The ▁change over ▁period ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁former ▁curr encies ' ▁notes ▁and ▁co ins ▁were ▁ex changed ▁for ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁euro ▁last ed ▁about ▁two ▁months , ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁until ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁official ▁date ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁national ▁curr encies ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁legal ▁tender ▁varied ▁from ▁member ▁state ▁to ▁member ▁state . ▁The ▁earliest ▁date ▁was ▁in ▁Germany , ▁where ▁the ▁mark ▁officially ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁legal ▁tender ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁though ▁the ▁exchange ▁period ▁last ed ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁more . ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁old ▁curr encies ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁legal ▁tender , ▁they ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁accepted ▁by ▁national ▁central ▁banks ▁for ▁periods ▁r anging ▁from ▁ten ▁years ▁to ▁forever . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁ ▁Notes ▁printed ▁before ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁bear ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Central ▁Bank , ▁W im ▁D uis enberg . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁by ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁Tr ich et , ▁whose ▁signature ▁appears ▁on ▁issues ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Notes ▁issued ▁after