Changing Deutsche marks into Euros ?

Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW

wrote:

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.
^
Wikipedia is correct, but some bigger shops or some hotels (like us)
still accept the DM for payment.

Greetings from Cologne

Andreas

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Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW

No problem at the Central bank, Bundesbank as they've promised to change
them any time.
http://www.bundesbank.de/bargeld/bar...#umtauschfrist

You can probably also try to change them at any bank or exchange office but
be prepared to pay a charge for that service.

schrieb:
Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW


You could sell them on eBay and get almost face value.
BTW - how old are they?

T.

"Tom Peel" wrote in message
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schrieb:
Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW


You could sell them on eBay and get almost face value.
BTW - how old are they?

Really.

Perhaps only from someone who can collect.

I sure as hell wouldn't risk sending someone 'money'
just to get such an item

tim

"Andreas H. Zappel" wrote in message
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wrote:

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.
^
Wikipedia is correct, but some bigger shops or some hotels (like us)
still accept the DM for payment.

Greetings from Cologne

I understand that any Eurozone Central Bank will change them,
not just the German one.

tim

"tim\(yet another new home\)" wrote:

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.
Wikipedia is correct, but some bigger shops or some hotels (like us)
still accept the DM for payment.

I understand that any Eurozone Central Bank will change them,
not just the German one.

Only the "Deutsche Bundesbank" will accept the DM.

There was a period of several month (up to one year AFAIR) after the
chenge to the EUR when every Central Bank of the EUR countries did
accept the notes and coins of the other EUR countries.

And if I remember correct it is only the Deutsche Bundesbank which is
still acepting the "old" german currency, all the other EUR countries
did stop the change already.

Greetings from Cologne

Andreas

tim(yet another new home) schrieb:
"Tom Peel" wrote in message
...
schrieb:
Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW

You could sell them on eBay and get almost face value.
BTW - how old are they?

Really.

Perhaps only from someone who can collect.

I sure as hell wouldn't risk sending someone 'money'
just to get such an item

tim
Have a look at www.ebay.de, "DM Banknoten".

Cheers
T.

wrote:
Hi,

Just having a clearout and found 280 DM in notes. Can I still change
these into Euros (I guess I need to be in Germany to do this) ?
Wikipedia is saying the Bundesbank will do it but I think thats the
central bank rather than a high street bank.

Thanks, TonyW
Generally the high street banks will not change them now, but each of
the lander central banks will do so , I believe . notes and coins. at
the fixed rate no surcharges. There is still vast hords of DMs about .

Martin wrote:

There was a period of several month (up to one year AFAIR) after the
chenge to the EUR when every Central Bank of the EUR countries did
accept the notes and coins of the other EUR countries.

And if I remember correct it is only the Deutsche Bundesbank which is
still acepting the "old" german currency, all the other EUR countries
did stop the change already.


Details at the official site

http://www.ecb.int/bc/exchange/html/index.en.html

"Many households in the euro area still have national cash, such as
Deutsche Mark or French franc.
Banknotes and coins which were legal tender until 31 December 2001 can
in most cases still be exchanged for euro.

And these national banks did have a period to exchange the national
cash. And this period was from a few month (6 month if I remember
right) up to never ending (for the german national bank). In some
countries they accepted coins for a shorter period and notes for a
longer one.

Greetings from Cologne

Andreas