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Soaked and moldy euro notes at the Bundesbank
Photo: Boris Roessler / dpa
The exchange of destroyed or dirty cash from the flood areas in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate is in full swing.
According to the Bundesbank in Mainz, those affected had submitted cash worth a total of EUR 86.7 million for exchange by November 23.
The notes come from banks and savings banks - for example from destroyed ATMs - or from private individuals and were often heavily contaminated with mud, sewage and heating oil due to the floods in mid-July.
Experts at the Bundesbank's analysis center for counterfeit money and damaged cash now have to clean, dry and check the bills so that those who submit their money can get their money back in fresh notes.
The service is free of charge for citizens.
In the meantime, a little less money is being submitted than a few weeks ago, said Bundesbank board member Johannes Beermann.
The employees continued to work hard to ensure that “those affected receive a refund for the notes and coins submitted as soon as possible”.
The opportunity to exchange is unlimited in time.
sbo / dpa