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.

Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Haiti dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen. Sie werden grundsätzlich durch unmittelbar geltende Rechtsakte der Europäischen Union (EU-Verordnungen) in Kraft gesetzt.

Cash remains the most widely used means of payment in Germany and fulfils important societal functions, including ensuring all segments of the population can participate in the economy. It also offers resilience to crises, according to an article in the latest issue of the Monthly Report. In this article, Bundesbank experts examine what cash acceptance is like in Germany and what challenges are involved.

Die Betrugsquote im Zahlungsverkehr 2024 im Europäischen Wirtschaftsraum ist stabil bei rund 0,002 %
gemessen am Gesamtwert aller Transaktionen eines Kalenderjahrs. Der Gesamtwert betrügerischer Transaktionen erhöhte sich 2024 auf 4,2 Mrd. €, verglichen mit 3,5 Mrd. € im Jahr 2023.

Für Kinder und Jugendliche bieten wir eine Reihe von Workshops im Geldmuseum an, die 90 Minuten dauern.

The German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin entitled “Saarland”. Scheduled for be issued at 16 January 2025, the coin is part of the “Federal States II” series that began in 2023. One €2 coin will be brought out every year, each celebrating a different federal state and showcasing an emblem that encapsulates the state depicted.

AI is changing the economy and financial markets at a rapid pace. What does this mean for the future of monetary policy? At a joint Bundesbank-SUERF conference, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib talked with experts about how AI is reshaping central banking.

How do you actually become First Deputy Governor? How does the Bundesbank use artificial intelligence and what is its position on crypto-assets? Around 100 school pupils from all over Germany posed these and many other questions to the Bundesbank’s First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer at the Bundesbank’s Pupils’ Day. They all travelled to Frankfurt to learn about the Bundesbank’s work and its Executive Board. Overall, pupils from around 30 schools applied to attend this year’s event.