German banknotes 1960–2001

From 1954 the Federal Republic of Germany became increasingly independent and developed into an important European country. German currency became an important reference currency in Europe.

A new banknote series was issued in 1960. The entire series from 5 to 1,000 marks was printed entirely by the German central bank.

A new series of banknotes was issued in 1989.

According to the original description, these were the first banknotes issued after German reunification and the last series in German currency; the euro was introduced from 1 January 2002.