DEM banknotes and DEM coins Information for business clients (especially firms in the trade sector) on planned DEM campaigns and on lodgements of DEM banknotes and DEM coins at the Bundesbank’s branches

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To ensure that your DEM lodgements are processed efficiently at our branches, please take note of the following information.

General information

Prior to participating in a planned DEM campaign, please notify us in writing (no specific form required) of the name of your company and the planned campaign period (by email to H21-ZB-Bargeld@bundesbank.de).

Packaging of DEM banknotes and DEM coins

Pack the DEM cash your company has collected into standard safe bags, using separate bags for banknotes, regular-issue coins and collector coins. Please label the safe bags with the following information:

  • Company of the depositor (commercial enterprise) and, where applicable, branch
  • Depositor’s BMS customer number
  • Total DEM amount
  • Date the safe bag was packed
  • Signature of the employee who packed the safe bag

Crediting the equivalent value of the lodgement

We usually transfer the equivalent value in euro of the DEM lodgement, subject to accuracy checks, on the day it is paid in.

Discrepancies

We collect any shortfalls (including those resulting from counterfeit money) identified in the processing of DEM lodgements by SEPA business-to-business (B2B) direct debit. Any surplus amounts we identify are transferred.

Fees

We do not charge any fees for DEM lodgements, including transfers of equivalent values in euro, or for discrepancies identified in these lodgements.

Damaged DEM banknotes and DEM coins

Please note that you must submit damaged DEM banknotes and DEM coins along with a reimbursement request. Once the submitted funds have been checked, the equivalent value in euro of the eligible DEM banknotes and DEM coins is reimbursed. We also do not charge any fees for processing reimbursement requests or for transferring equivalent values in euro.

Paying-in slip

It is not possible to notify us of DEM lodgements via CashEDI. You must fill in a conventional paying-in slip (form 3182 or 3183) for each lodgement, broken down into banknotes, regular-issue coins and collector coins. Please make sure that you select the correct currency information when completing the paying-in slip.

Please do not pack the paying-in slip inside the safe bag.