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More counterfeit money registered than last year
30.01.2023 DE
Around 44,100 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €2.7 million were withdrawn from circulation in Germany in 2022. There was a 5.2% increase in the number of counterfeits compared with the previous year.
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20 Euro banknote
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More counterfeits in circulation Slight increase in counterfeit banknotes in Germany
In 2022, the Bundesbank registered approximately 44,100 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €2.7 million in German payments. The number of counterfeits was thus up by 5.2% on the year.
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Cash processing systems
This section provides information on the various Eurosystem testing procedures.
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Fewer counterfeit banknotes in circulation
In the first half of 2022, around 19,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €1 million were withdrawn from circulation in Germany. The number of counterfeits fell by 3.9% compared with the second half of 2021. This equates to five counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants.
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Fewer counterfeit banknotes in circulation
22.07.2022 DE
In the first half of 2022, around 19,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of just under €1 million were withdrawn from circulation in Germany. The number of counterfeits fell by 3.9% compared with the second half of 2021.
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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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DEM banknotes BBK3 series
Pictures and information on DEM banknotes and coins, BBK3 and previous series.
