The €10 collectors’ coin “On the water” featuring a colourless polymer ring and a blue cupronickel ring was issued on 9 September 2021. This coin is the last in a three-part series, “Air Moves” (2019‑21).

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in the Netherlands.

The German government has decided to issue the next €2 commemorative coin in its "Federal States" series as of 2018 March 3rd, this time dedicated to the German federal state of Berlin (motif: Charlottenburg Palace).

Speaking in Frankfurt, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann underscored the importance of the G20 for international free trade and for progress in financial market regulation. In times like these, international cooperation is particularly important, he said, which is why the G20 is a "precious treasure".

In 2002 the Federal Ministry of Finance asked the Deutsche Bundesbank to present a study on currency requirements in Germany. This study is intended to contain a macroeconomic analysis of the quantitative development of cash, as well as qualitative aspects which could influence currency requirements.

How will cash be used in the future? A recent Bundesbank study has investigated this question, outlining three different scenarios for cash payments in 2037. The study provides an idea of the social and economic environment in which cash will be embedded in the future.

As part of the “Federal States” series, the German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin “Thuringia” (featuring Wartburg castle).

The German government has decided to mint a €2 collectors’ coin commemorating “Saxony-Anhalt”. It was issued on 26 January 2021.

The German government has decided to mint a €10 collectors’ coin entitled “Fire brigade”, to be issued at 11 May 2023.

A recent Bundesbank study looks at how cash will be used in the future. It outlines three different scenarios for cash payments in 2037. “The idea of the future scenarios is to help set the right course so that cash remains generally available and accepted as an attractive means of payment and store of value going forward,” explained Burkhard Balz as he introduced the study.

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.

The most relevant facts and figures about euro banknotes and coins can be found here.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Ireland.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Luxembourg.