In 2020, the Bundesbank registered approximately 58,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €2.9 million in German payments. The number of counterfeits thus rose by 6.5% on the year, while the nominal value of the banknotes seized fell by 14.3%.

The Bundesbank registered roughly 72,400 counterfeit euro banknotes in German payments in 2024. Thus, the number of counterfeits was up by 28 % compared with the previous year. At the same time, however, the loss arising from counterfeiting went down. Overall, the incidence of counterfeit money remains moderate in scale: statistically speaking, in 2024 there were nine counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants, said Burkhard Balz, member of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board.

The German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin entitled “Mecklenburg-West Pomerania” to be issued on 30 January 2024.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank hat im Jahr 2016 rund 82.200 falsche Euro‑Banknoten im Nennwert von 4,2 Millionen Euro registriert - 14 Prozent weniger als im Vorjahr. Insbesondere die Zahl der 20‑Euro‑Fälschungen ist nach Einführung der neuen 20‑Euro-Noten der Europa-Serie deutlich zurückgegangen.

At the initiative of the European Commission, a €2 commemorative coin with a single national design was issued by all the member states of the euro area on 2 January 2012 to mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

Die Bundesbank hat im Jahr 2015 mehr falsche Euro-Banknoten sichergestellt. Gegenüber dem Vorjahr stieg die Zahl der Fälschungen um 51 %. Verglichen mit dem Umlauf an Bargeld in Deutschland bleibt das Falschgeldaufkommen aber weiterhin auf einem niedrigen Niveau. Besonders häufig wurden 20- und 50-Euro-Scheine gefälscht.

The Bundesbank registered approximately 55,200 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €3.3 million in 2019, representing a 5% decrease on the year. Statistically, this equates to seven counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants.