General Search
Multiple search words are automatically linked with "AND". Text enclosed in quotation marks (") returns only the pages in which this text occurs exactly. With the search filters next to the results you have the possibility to further limit your search.
-
Foreign reserve management
This course is aimed at employees responsible for reserve management at the policymaking, operational or risk control level. Participants should have a sound knowledge of portfolio management so that they can share their experiences and actively contribute to discussions.
-
Collector euro coins
Since the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, a number of German euro collector coins have been issued every year, which are only legal tender in Germany. Issues of these coins in mint condition can be purchased at all Bundesbank branches.
-
Publications
Here you will find an overview of the publications relating to the collection.
-
Current Focus on “Gold reserves – historical perspective and inventory management”
On 11 October 2023, we will be turning our attention to gold. Register now for the online course.
-
Sign of the lily Gold florin of Florence
Constans was the youngest son of Constantin I the Great. He was only a boy when his father accorded him the rank of Caesar (emperor-designate). With the death of Constantin I in 337, his three sons Constantin II, Constantius II and Constans adopted the title of Augustus and divided the empire amongst themselves.
-
From our archive: Gold swaps in the 1960s
Our historical archives contain sources which give an exact account of gold swap transactions with the central bank of the United States – the Fed. The sources show how the Bundesbank’s quality control procedures and its stringent requirements regarding the composition of its gold made an accurate settlement of accounts possible.
-
GOLD. Treasures at the Deutsche Bundesbank Special Exhibition from 11 April 2018 to 30 September 2018
The special exhibition "GOLD. Treasures at the Deutsche Bundesbank" can be experienced here as a digital version on screen or with 3D glasses.
-
From our archive: The Blessing letter
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.
-
A coin fit for an emperor The augustalis of Hohenstaufen monarch Frederick II
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.
-
Video footage Video clips without commentary
DE FR
Video clips without commentary on the Bundesbank, gold reserves, cash and the ECB. This footage is also available in high definition.