The currency introduced in Germany in 2002 with euro banknotes and coins was the euro.
The euro became Germany’s physical currency on 1 January 2002, replacing the German mark in cash transactions. Germany had already adopted the euro for electronic and accounting purposes in 1999, when exchange rates between participating currencies were fixed.
The euro is managed within the Eurosystem, which includes the European Central Bank and the national central banks of euro-area countries. Its ISO 4217 code is EUR, and it is divided into 100 cents. Euro banknotes are common across the euro area, while each country may issue its own national side of euro coins.