D-Mark remains: Over 163 million notes in circulation!

Over 20 years after the introduction of the euro bar money, the D-Mark remains up to date for numerous people in Germany. In 2024, almost 3.7 million D-Marks were exchanged in euros in Hesse. This number is slightly below the previous year's value of 4.3 million D-Mark. The exchanged amount corresponded to around 1.9 million euros. Throughout Germany, almost 163 million D-mark notes and over 23 billion D-mark coins are in circulation, which corresponds to a total value of almost 12.2 billion D-Mark or about 6.24 billion euros.

Part of these stocks could be irretrievably lost, for example by destroyed banknotes or coins sent abroad. Reasons for the late exchange of the D-Mark are diverse: Fund matters are often discovered in household resolutions or renovations, and some people retain collectors as memorabilia. There is also a later desire to integrate old currencies into the current currency system. In Germany there is also an unlimited possibility of exchange at the Deutsche Bundesbank, which in contrast to many other euro countries guarantees permanent convertibility.

exchange conditions

The exchange of D-Mark banknotes and coins is free of charge and is not subject to any time or contract. Exchange points are all branches of the Deutsche Bundesbank and the possibility of exchange by post via the branch in Mainz. Banknotes of the Bank of German countries and the Deutsche Bundesbank as well as federal coins in DM or Pfennig are accepted.
The official exchange rate is 1 euro = DM 1,95583. A reimbursement application can be submitted to the Deutsche Bundesbank for non -accepted banknotes.

If you want to exchange DM bar money by post, you have to send cash together with a completed application form "Exchange of DM in Euro" to the Mainz branch. The converted euro amount will then be transferred to the specified account, whereby no input confirmations for individual programs are given, unless the corresponding shipping method is chosen. In the case of the equivalent of 15,000 euros or more, a prior contact is required for submission of DM bargain, and the Deutsche Bundesbank assumes no liability for losses on the shipping route. In addition, only DM banknotes and coins are exchanged; Other currency signs are not accepted.