D-Mark: Unused over 12 billion euros-exchange now!

In 2024, almost 3.7 million D-Marks were exchanged in euros in Hesse, which corresponds to an equivalent of around 1.9 million euros. Nationwide, the Bundesbank exchange amount was a good 53 million D-Mark in the same year, which corresponds to around 27.2 million euros. These figures show that despite the past few years after the introduction of the euro there is still a significant amount of old currency.

The D-Mark has not been in circulation for more than 20 years, but around 163 million D-mark notes and over 23 billion D-Mark coins have not been returned in Hesse. This leads to a total value of approximately 12.2 billion D-Mark, which corresponds to around 6.24 billion euros. The majority of this no longer apply to coins, with around 6.54 billion D-Mark, while banknotes have a value of around 5.64 billion D-Mark.

exchange options and special finds

The old D-Mark notes and coins can continue to be exchanged free of charge at all 31 branches of the Bundesbank or by post to the Bundesbank branch in Mainz. The set exchange rate for the introduction of the euro is 1 euro for 1.95583 D-Mark. In 2024 a total of 98,165 exchanges were carried out, with an average of 542 D-marks being submitted per process.

The finds of D-Mark that made citizens take renovations or unexpected occasions are particularly remarkable. For example, a family found 250 D-Mark notes in the garden renovation and received 4,600 euros from the Bundesbank. In another case, the discovery of charred D-mark bank grades and coins after a fire provided a value of 8,000 D-Mark.

like Tagesschau.de are not only available in Hesse, but also nationwide 12.2 billion D-Mark, which have not yet been exchanged became. As early as 2023, there were around 4.3 million D-Mark in Hesse that were exchanged in euros, while 58 million D-Marks were exchanged across Germany. The figures from 2024 thus show a decline in the exchange processes.

like bnn.de , the exchange of D-Mark in euros in Germany remains possible, which enables the citizens to continue to benefit from the old banknotes and coins.