15-11-2007 (updated on 18-12-2008)
As a normal citizen or visitor, you usually do not get to see the Central Bank of a country. However, sometimes they can help you:
1. Search for a German bank code. In most German Online Banking programs, there is a search option for bank codes to make online payments. However, at the site www.bundesbank.de I can validate bank codes and get complete bank code lists - for free, however only in German language.
2. Are you still holding Deutschmarks at home. No problem: the next Bundesbank branch will exchange them free of charge against Euro. This takes a little while. However, if you are far away from the next exchange office, you can send in the Deutschmark bills by mail and ask them to transfer the Euro counter value to your bank account somewhere in Europe. For this purpose you need to download a form from their website.
Branches are only in the largest cities, such as Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich. “County” seats do not have a branch.
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