As Germany belongs to the Eurozone the primary currency is Euros.
Prior to 2002 Germany used the Deutsche Mark or DM. Because the European Central Banks headquarters are located in Frankfurt, Germany is viewed as a key financial center in Europe.
German Money Exchange
Although you are unlikely to spark up a conversation at the currency exchange desk its still good to know the buzz words and a handful of phrases to get you flush ;0)
| English | German Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Where's the bureau de change? | Wo ist eine Wechselstube? voe ist iy-ner vek-sel-shtoo-ber |
| I want to change... | Ich möchte... wechseln. ixh merxh-ter... vek-seln |
| some travellers' cheques | Reiseschecks riy-zer-shecks |
| some dollars/pounds | Dollars/Pfund doll-arss/pfoont |
| Will you change this into... | Ich möchte das in... tauschen. ixh merxh-ter dass in... tow-shen |
| French francs | französische Francs fran-tser-si-sher fro(ng) |
| Swiss francs | Schweizer Franken shviy-tser frank-en |
| Austrian schillings | Österreichische Schilling er-stair-riyxh-ish-er shill-ing |
| Deutschmarks | D-Mark day-mark |
| What's the exchange rate? | Wie steht der Wechselkurs? vee shtayt dair vek-sel-koors |
| How much commission do you charge? | Wie viel Kommission verlangen Sie? vee-feel kom-mis-sioen fair-lang-en zee |
| Can I have some small notes? | Kann ich kleine Scheine haben? kan ixh kliy-ner shiy-ner har-ben |