Numismatics and Monetary History

Several coins from the numismatic collection ©Deutsche Bundesbank

With over 90,000 coins and around 260,000 banknotes from all over the world, the Bundesbank’s carefully selected numismatic collection is one of the most important of its kind worldwide.

From Brutus to Brandt – Coins as eyewitness and testament to our past

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The exhibition guides visitors through historical eras from antiquity to the present day using eight coins from the Bundesbank’s numismatic collection.

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BLACK – RED – GOLD. The digital special exhibition of the Numismatic Collection

The Bundesbank is dedicating a virtual special exhibition to the topic of gold. Visitors experience an exciting journey through time with lots of interesting information about this special precious metal.

BLACK – RED – GOLD. The digital special exhibition of the Numismatic Collection
Gold exhibition in 3D

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The special exhibition "GOLD. Treasures at the Deutsche Bundesbank" can be experienced here as a digital version on screen or with 3D glasses.

Gold exhibition in 3D
Bundesbank unveils book on Germany’s gold

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The Bundesbank has unveiled a new book which takes a closer look at Germany’s gold reserves. Highly informative and richly illustrated, Das Gold der Deutschen (Germany's Gold) is published by Hirmer-Verlag and is available from bookshops or the Bank’s Money Museum. An English translation will be published shortly.

Bundesbank unveils book on Germany’s gold
Zeitzeugen

Zeitzeugen (Living Witnesses) is an entertaining book that transports the reader back to various eras of numismatic history and boasts captivating images of historical coins. Over the course of thirty richly illustrated chapters, Zeitzeugen recounts episodes from various points in two-and-a-half thousand years of historical coinage.

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