This year, the Deutsche Bundesbank will be celebrating its 60th anniversary. The legislation which brought it into being, the Bundesbank Act (Gesetz über die Deutsche Bundesbank), was signed into law on 26 July 1957 by the Federal President.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called on the euro-area countries to embrace fiscal prudence, arguing in a speech in Hamburg that the tighter the fiscal space, the more central banks will come under political pressure to stabilise economic activity in the short run – even if that does mean compromising on price stability.

The Bundesbank has launched its special exhibition "Guardian of the currency – 60 years of the Bundesbank in the eyes of the media". At the opening ceremony, Otmar Issing, formerly chief economist at the Bundesbank and the European Central Bank, discussed the role and tasks of central bank communications with representatives from the German media.

The Deutsche Bundesbank was founded on 1 August 1957 and is now celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Bundesbank has not changed its monetary policy stance during this period and will remain committed to maintaining price stability in the future as well, writes Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in a guest article on the occasion of the Bank’s 60th anniversary.

Speaking at an event to mark the Bundesbank's 60th anniversary, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann underscored the institution's importance for the stability culture in Germany and Europe. "Over the last 60 years, the Bundesbank has not been afraid to ruffle a few feathers if it sees stability risks," he said in Stuttgart. That had not damaged its reputation among the general public.

In the 1980s and 1990s, many countries began to approximate the Bundesbank model, making their central banks more independent and focusing on the goal of price stability. The highlight of these developments was undoubtedly the foundation of the European Central Bank (ECB), which was modelled on the Bundesbank.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called on the euro-area countries to embrace fiscal prudence, arguing in a speech in Hamburg that the tighter the fiscal space, the more central banks will come under political pressure to stabilise economic activity in the short run – even if that does mean compromising on price stability.

Das Geldmuseum der Deutschen Bundesbank begleitet das Jubiläumsjahr mit der Sonderausstellung "Wächter der Währung – 60 Jahre Bundesbank im Spiegel der Medien". Die Ausstellung läuft bis zum 15. August 2017.

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