deutsche mark

On the first of January 2002 the German currency Deutsche Mark was replaced by the Euro. Seven years later, over 13 billion (13 thousand million) Deutsche Mark are still “out there” – around 7 billion Euro.

Last year, around 160 million Deutsche Mark were handed in, which is only around 1.23% of all the Deutsche Mark circulating. Another interesting fact is that in contrast to other countries there is no deadline for changing Deutsche Mark into Euros.