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    Are these notes still accepted or can they be exchanged?

    My father had accepted these notes long back when some German tourists visited his shop in nepal. Can I exchange these or use these when I visit in May?

    Edit: thanks for all the helpful replies. Could someone please tell me if I need a bank account with bundesbank/sparkasse or would it be possible for me to change it as a tourist too?

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    2. SilverInjury on

      No it’s not legal currency since 2002. You can exchange them at Deutsche Bundesbank.

    3. seb1301 on

      They are still accepted by the Bundesbank. You will get approximately 60€ for them. Shops etc won’t accept them any more.

    9. Aut0industrie on

      Some businesses may still accept DMark but probably charge you an additional fee. If you exchange them at the Bundesbank you will receive 120/1,95583 = 61,35€

    10. laellar on

      Nah, just wait until we try it again with that currency. You’re going to cash in big then.

    11. meanpersonwhohates on

      This makes me feel old. To answer your question: Yes, you can exchange them for euro at the current exchange rate of that day. You need to go find a branch of the Deutsche Bundesbank (German Federal Bank) to do that. There seems to be a mail-in option via their branch in Mainz but I don’t know how that works if you’re doing it from abroad. All relevant info can be found here: https://www.bundesbank.de/de/aufgaben/bargeld/dm-banknoten-und-muenzen/umtausch-von-dm-in-euro-599338

    12. ispertinentokay on

      Germany is one of the few countries that did not set a deadline for exchange. Take the to the Deutsche Bundesbank to exchange.

    14. Dende2306 on

      Maybe someone who knows more about this is reading this.
      What about their collectible value?
      Would it be better to keep the three bills?

    15. hake2506 on

      Just wait until the idiots voted AFD to power they will at least try to reinstate the DM… /s

      edit: /s

    16. tolafoph on

      Just FYI, its the Deutsche **Bundes**bank (German Federal Bank) as many people have mentioned. Not to confuse with the private corporation Deutsche Bank, which has many branches, but likely wont exchange the money.

    18. Hot_Entertainment_27 on

      If ypu are lucky, an older owner of a shop will accept them for 2 DM for 1 Euro. I certainly would trade the 20 DM bill just for personal collection. That would not be a cash deal, more like taking the DM bills into personal possession and filling the register with personal cash.

      A shop clerk can’t do that. Only the owner of a small shop (that still remembers those bills from so long ago) might want to do that deal.

    20. DoubleAir2807 on

      From time to time, store have D-Mark memorial days. You can pay with them there. But that’s it, besides the federal bank.

    26. h0uz3_ on

      You can exchange them at face value at Bundesbank.

      Collectors might give you up to one Euro extra per note as they aren‘t in circulation anymore.

      Fun fact: Same applies for 500 Euro notes, some people will give you 1-2 Euros extra as they are also out of circulation, although they are still legal tender.

    27. EmbarrassedPomelo166 on

      Those 20 Mark opened the world for me during my childhood (90s kid). I bought so much sweets, Pokémon stickers and Bravo in the kiosk next to the metro. 😭

    28. Bonamikengue on

      The Bundesbank can exchange them to Euros. They have multiple offices throughout Germany but with limited opening hours. For that low sum they will not ask you for the source of the money.

    29. Realistic_Run_4219 on

      We still love the Deutsche Mark … sadly for us … it is gone. I think they will take them.

    30. Schuesselpflanze on

      You could try C&A, they did repeatedly ads, that they will take old DM.

      But Sparkasse and Bundesbank is a good choice, too

    31. No_Investigator_3139 on

      Bundesbank in Frankfurt. They ask that you make an appointment online.. dud to inflation there’s are worth only a fraction of what they were 40 years ago. I think I would keep them as a token of years past.