The number of counterfeit euro banknotes seized by the Bundesbank in the first half of 2015 was up 31% on the second half of 2014. However, measured against the amount of cash in circulation in Germany, the incidence of counterfeits remained low, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele. Of all the denominations, €20 and €50 banknotes were counterfeited particularly frequently.

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 Parallelumlaufphase von Lats und Euro endete am 14. Januar 2014. Auf Lats lautende Banknoten und Münzen werden von der Latvijas Banka ohne zeitliche Befristung umgetauscht.

In the first half of 2019, the Bundesbank recorded approximately 27,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €1.6 million.

The Bundesbank registered roughly 72,400 counterfeit euro banknotes in German payments in 2024. Thus, the number of counterfeits was up by 28 % compared with the previous year. At the same time, however, the loss arising from counterfeiting went down. Overall, the incidence of counterfeit money remains moderate in scale: statistically speaking, in 2024 there were nine counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants, said Burkhard Balz, member of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board.

Am 1. Januar 2011 wurden die Euro-Banknoten und -Münzen erfolgreich in Estland eingeführt.

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 German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin entitled “Mecklenburg-West Pomerania” to be issued on 30 January 2024.

Slowenien führt zum 1. Januar 2007 den Euro als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel ein. Die nationalen Zentralbanken des Eurosystems haben sich verpflichtet, auf Slowenische Tolar (SIT) lautende Banknoten in Euro umzutauschen.

In the first half of 2018, the Bundesbank recorded approximately 31,100 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €1.8 million. The number of counterfeits fell by 6.2 % compared with the second half of 2017. Statistically, this equates to around seven counterfeit banknotes for every 10,000 inhabitants per year