Do you still have some D-Mark stocks at home?
They are not worthless - at the moment there is only one way to exchange them for euros.
It
was 19 years ago that
euro cash was introduced
.
But many Germans still have
D-Mark notes
or coins
.
If you want to
exchange
them
for euros
, you can do so at the Deutsche Bundesbank.
However, this is currently only possible by post, according to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa, as of December 16, 2020).
Exchange D-Mark for Euro - currently only by post due to the corona crisis
The reason is the
corona pandemic
.
The
Bundesbank's branches
are also temporarily
closed to the public
.
This is how it currently works in the report: To exchange it by post, the D-Mark cash must be sent to the Bundesbank branch in Mainz along with a corresponding application.
The Bundesbank does not accept any liability for any losses in transit.
The official exchange rate is in any case 1 euro for 1.95583 marks.
However, processing the individual shipment can take three to four weeks.
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According to the Bundesbank, notes and coins with a total value of 12.4 billion marks (6.34 billion euros) have not yet been exchanged, as dpa further reports.
Many people have not yet said goodbye to the old currency.
The Bundesbank expects that some of the
D-Mark holdings will
never be returned - for example because
collectors
have secured old bills and coins.
(ahu) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen editorial network
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