Frederick II, of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Sicily, took an extraordinary step when he started minting gold coins in 1231. This is because, for many centuries, the Christian West had been shaped purely by silver currency. Frederick II’s gold coins, called augustales, were something special: the quality of the image and their embossing are unique for their time. Augustales are extraordinary coins minted by an extraordinary ruler.

Spain's colonial empire spanned vast parts of Central and South America. These lands, rich in gold and silver, were an important resource for the kings of Spain. The Spanish established mints in their American colonies to produce coins from the precious metals extracted in the New World. The oldest mint on the American continent is the Mexican Mint, which was set up in 1535. Twice a year, the famous silver fleet sailed from the New World back to Spain fully laden with treasures.

Efficient and secure payment systems are the foundation of a stable financial system. The Bundesbank secures and monitors cashless payments in Germany as a financial centre, provides settlement and clearing services and plays an active role in the further development of the single European payment system.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank gehört zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des von der Europäischen Kommission eingerichteten Netzwerks der Schlichtungsstellen für Finanzdienstleistungen.

The German government has decided to issue the next €2 commemorative coin in its “Federal States” series as of 3 February 2017, this time dedicated to the German federal state of “Rhineland-Palatinate” (motif: Porta Nigra).

On 30 January 2015, the German Federal government issued a german €2 commemorative coins collector’s coin “25 Years of German Unity”.

Banking supervision in Germany is carried out by the Bundesbank in cooperation with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the Federal Ministry of Finance as well as external auditors and audit offices of the banking associations.

Different versions of the logo are available for download.

Procedural rules for payment systems of the Deutsche Bundesbank are available here.

from 1 August 2024
President of the Bundesbank's Regional Office in Saxony and Thuringia

Das Markenzeichen steht in verschiedenen Versionen zum Download zur Verfügung.

The €5 collectors' coin with an green plastic ring was issued in September 2019. It was minted on behalf of the German government and is the third in a five-part series, “Climate zones of the Earth” (2017-21).

Die Beschäftigten der Hauptverwaltung in Sachsen und Thüringen bieten für Schülerinnen und Schüler, Studierende sowie Lehrkräfte Vorträge und Fortbildungen an. Dabei wird unter anderem Wissen aus den Bereichen Geld, Währung und Zentralbank als Teil der wirtschaftlichen Allgemeinbildung vermittelt. Alle Veranstaltungen sind kostenfrei.

Our special piece references the successes of Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus (81–96) in Germania. The coin shows his portrait wearing a laurel wreath. On the reverse of the aureus, the mourning Germania is depicted, sitting on a Germanic shield. Beside her lies a broken spear.

Through its academic survey, the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank is obtaining a picture of the current situation among firms in Germany and gaining greater insight into their expectations for the coming months. Over time, the survey also provides crucial information on changes within the corporate sector.

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors’ coin entitled “Seven-spot ladybird”, to be issed ar 9 March 2023.

The German government has decided to mint a €10 collector coin entitled “Care”, to be issued on 12 May 2022.

When Parisians stormed the Bastille on 14 July 1789, the face of Europe was changed forever. At this time, France was ruled by Louis XVI, king by divine right. He reigned in the tradition of the Sun King Louis XIV and exercised almost absolute power. The country was in turmoil. Large swaths of the population were impoverished while the nobility enjoyed a life of excess. It was on that fateful day that tensions erupted.

The so-called Blessing letter, dated 30 March 1967, forms part of the correspondence between the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank at the time, Karl Blessing, and the then Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, William Martin. Blessing addresses US concerns that the Bundesbank might convert US dollars into gold on a massive scale.