The Local Germany

Why Germany has been minted as a coin carrying nation

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:14:05 +0100

Many people in Germany accumulate small change – in empty jars, boxes or piggy banks. Not just for World Savings Day on 31st October. Sometimes it’s just not so easy to get rid of your pennies.

Viking Age treasures connected to legendary Danish king found on German island

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:22:04 +0200

Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery on the island of Rügen: they have recovered coins and jewellery which date back to the reign of the well-known Danish king Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson (910-987).

New 'see-through’ five-Euro coin unveiled in Munich

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:40:37 +0200

A brand-new five-Euro coin, which has a blue plastic ring in the middle, will make life harder for counterfeiters, the Bavarian finance ministry claims.

Small town's big plan to ditch small change

Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:09:43 +0100

Retailers in the small town of Kleve on Germany's border with the Netherlands have banded together in a movement to end the use of one- and two-cent coins.

Germans want to keep their hands on cash

Thu, 28 May 2015 17:23:36 +0200

Confirming conservative stereotypes, Germans have come out strongly in favour of sticking to hard cash in conducting transactions, a survey published on Thursday showed.

Austrian coin trick confounds German border control

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0200

German investors have found a cunning way to get large amounts of money across the border from Austria, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Wednesday. It's all down to a silver collector’s coin.