To collateralise all credit operations, the Eurosystem requires counterparties to provide adequate eligible assets in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Assets need to fulfil a number of criteria to be accepted as eligible collateral by the Eurosystem. 

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors' coin with the motif “Planet Earth”, issued on 14 April 2016.

Confidence in a currency is rooted in cash. In Germany, it is the Bundesbank’s task to provide an adequate supply of high-quality euro banknotes and coins at all times. The Bundesbank provides retailers and banks with cash, withdraws counterfeit money from circulation and replaces damaged coins and banknotes.

Verfahren für Geschäftspartnern zur Nutzung von Kreditforderungen als notenbankfähige Sicherheiten.

The Deutsche Bundesbank was established on 1 August 1957. Here you can find an overview of the most important milestones of Germany’s central bank and monetary policy in the euro area.

Im Juni 2025 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 36 Mrd. € auf (nach 32 Mrd. € im Vormonat).