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.

The costs of payment methods for consumers are difficult to determine, not recorded in a harmonised manner on an international level and consequently vary significantly from country to country. For this reason, a separate study is necessary for Germany. As part of a representative survey conducted in 2023, households were asked about the costs they incurred when using various means of payment. 

The April 2015 Bundesbank Monthly Report contains articles on labour market-related government expenditure, structural changes in the German banking sector and transaction-related circulation trends in euro coins in Germany.

Am 10. Oktober 2022 gab der EZB-Rat die Verlängerung der bilateralen EUR/CNY-Währungsswap-Vereinbarung zwischen der EZB und der People’s Bank of China um weitere drei Jahre bekannt. Eine Pressemitteilung hierzu ist auf der Website der EZB abrufbar.

The December 2019 Monthly Report describes the outlook for the German economy based on projections for 2020 and 2021, looking further ahead to 2022 as well, and contains an analysis of German enterprises’ profitability and financing conditions in 2018. It also addresses the relevance of surveys of expectations for the Deutsche Bundesbank, and a further article discusses the mixing of euro coins in Germany.

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.

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.

Congratulations! The European Central Bank (ECB) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It has now been the single monetary authority for the euro area for a quarter of a century. Following the Bundesbank’s model, the ECB is politically independent and pursues price stability as its primary objective.

The devastating flooding last year hit people hard. Since then, employees at the Bundesbank have been processing numerous notes and coins from flood-affected areas – most of them by hand. More than 1.5 million banknotes and 1.2 million coins have been submitted to the Bundesbank so far, explained Bundesbank Executive Board member Johannes Beermann at a press conference in Mainz. “In total, the Bundesbank has replaced cash worth more than 100 million euro.”

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.

Geld hat sich in seiner Erscheinungsform immer wieder gewandelt und mit ihm die Personen und Institutionen, die Geld machen. Doch es gibt einen roten Faden, der sich durch die Geschichte der Geldmacher hindurchzieht: Um als Emittent von Geld dauerhaft zu bestehen, benötigt er vor allem das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung, also von denjenigen, die das Geld täglich nutzen sollen.

Bargeld ist in Deutschland nach wie vor das meistgenutzte Zahlungsmittel, auch wenn die Digitalisierung im Zahlungsverkehr voranschreitet. Dieses Video bietet einen Einblick in unsere Geldbearbeitung.

Cash continues to be the most frequently used means of payment in Germany, although cashless payments are increasing their share. These are the findings of the Bundesbank’s sixth study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2021. Respondents used banknotes and coins to make a total of 58% of their payments for purchases of goods and services, compared with 74% in the Bundesbank’s last major study from 2017. The lower use of cash was mainly due to the increase in online purchases during the coronavirus pandemic.

Seit rund 20 Jahren gibt es den Euro als Bargeld. An den historischen Moment der Währungsumstellung erinnert nun eine Ausstellung unter freiem Himmel. Die Ausstellung startet in München und wandert danach durch weitere große Städte in ganz Deutschland.

The five-part series of €5 collector coins with a coloured polymer ring, entitled “Climate zones of the Earth”, is thematically linked to the first innovative €5 collector coin “Planet Earth” (a global premiere with its blue polymer ring), which was issued in April 2016.

Viele Deutsche verfügen über größere Bargeldvorräte. Das hat einen guten Grund.

Speaking at the Bundesbank’s fifth cash symposium in Berlin, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and Executive Board member Johannes Beermann stressed that banknotes and coins still have an important role to play in payments. The main features of cash are that it is quick, easy and secure, Mr Weidmann explained.

Am 6. Dezember 2022 verabschiedete der EZB-Rat die Verordnung EZB/2022/43 zur Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2021/378 über die Auferlegung einer Mindestreservepflicht (EZB/2021/1). Mit dem Änderungsrechtsakt wird der Beschluss des EZB-Rats vom 27. Oktober 2022 umgesetzt, nach dem die Mindestreserven ab Beginn der Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode zum 21. Dezember 2022 zum Zinssatz des Eurosystems für die Einlagefazilität verzinst werden. 

The new Bundesbank branch in Dortmund is taking over the cash supply for the entire Rhine-Ruhr region. It is the Bundesbank’s largest and most modern branch. In future, around 200 members of staff employed there will supply 12 million people with banknotes and coins. The new branch will replace the five existing branches in the region.

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