Counterfeit money agency H 31

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Main group 31 in the central area H (cash) of the Deutsche Bundesbank ( National Counterfeit Center , NCC ) is designated as counterfeit money station H 31 . Before 2015 it was listed as the main group H 12 in the organizational structure of the Deutsche Bundesbank. It is also the National Analysis Center (NAC ) for banknotes and the National Coin Analysis Center (CNAC ).

The disposal and supply of cash is one of the core tasks of the state, and the Deutsche Bundesbank takes care of this in the cash sector for Germany. The analysis of counterfeit money is carried out in Germany by the Deutsche Bundesbank; The counterfeit money agency is a cooperation partner of the law enforcement authorities (e.g. BKA , Section SO 42). In other states this analysis function is carried out by the respective law enforcement authorities themselves, as in the United States by the United States Secret Service .

The counterfeit money center is connected to the central administration of the Bundesbank in Mainz and employs 50 people. Corresponding European authorities are the Counterfeit Analysis Center (CAC ) at the ECB and, for coins, the European Technical and Scientific Center (ETSC ) at OLAF .

Editing forged notes

Depending on the region, the banknotes are sent directly to Mainz from the Bundesbank's branches or first handed over to the local police, who forwards them to the analysis center if necessary. Since counterfeiting and placing counterfeit money on the market is a criminal offense , the prosecution of the perpetrators is the sole responsibility of the police and the public prosecutor's offices . To prevent counterfeiting of cash, the Deutsche Bundesbank is part of the international working group on counterfeiting (CBCDG). Among other things, this was responsible for the introduction of so-called counterfeit deterrence systems, which prevent the duplication of banknotes in printers, scanners and copiers.

Counterfeit banknotes are kept for 20 years. Around three million false notes in various currencies are stored in the basement of the Bundesbank headquarters.

Editing damaged notes

If, for example, someone accidentally lets banknotes get into the shredder, the person can turn to the Deutsche Bundesbank, which will reassemble larger amounts of shredded cash and then exchange the corresponding amount for usable money free of charge. Eated, rotten and burned notes are also reconstructed in the analysis center. Especially in the case of house fires, large amounts of cash can turn to ashes. 15 employees work detective with microscopes and tweezers to identify these burned notes. Then, layer by layer, burned notes are uncovered and examined for evidence of their previous value. Just one square millimeter is enough to recognize the value of a banknote. Clear indications of this are usually provided by numbers, blind elements, silver threads or holograms. Central banks in Europe will replace banknotes in full if the customer presents more than 50 percent of the banknote or if he has less than half of the note and provides evidence that the rest has been destroyed. This regulation is intended to prevent a damaged note from being presented twice.

statistics

In 2004, the Bundesbank reimbursed notes worth 12.6 million euros , including 2.6 million German marks. Almost 18,900 applications were processed and 1,390 cases were rejected. There is no special training for the detective identification of destroyed banknotes and coins. The largest order for the service center so far resulted from a criminal act. It was the ransom from the Oetker kidnapping , of which 12,558 thousand mark notes surprisingly reappeared in 1997. The ransom had been buried for years, and moisture and insect damage had marred the notes. The Bundesbank replaced the Oetker family with almost 13 million marks. The Bundesbank's service center in Mainz usually has a boom in January. That's when the banknotes that were burned on the Christmas holidays arrive there. The cases are varied. For example, if a Christmas tree catches fire, presents in the form of cash can burn. Torn envelopes of money or cash hidden in the fireplace are common reasons for using the Bundesbank Service Center.

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  1. ↑ Art. 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2001 (PDF)
  2. ↑ Art. 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 1338/2001 (PDF)
  3. ↑ § 92 StPO ; No. 216 para. 1 letter b RiStBV
  4. ↑ Cf. 18 USC § 3056 (b) (2)
  5. ↑ a b Dorit Hess: Security you can touch . In: Handelsblatt . No. 78 , April 23, 2013, ISSN  0017-7296 , p. 32 f .
  6. ↑ Art. 3 of guideline ECB / 1999/3
  7. ↑ Commission Decision 2005/37 / EC
  8. ↑ Article 3 (1) of Decision ECB / 2013/10