G+D Collection Celebrates 2024 Sporting Events

Commemorative coins are a common way for countries to mark their participation in international sporting events, particularly if they are hosting those events. Less so for commemorative banknotes, but they are becoming more popular.

Celebrating a summer of sport in Europe (notably the recently-concluded Euros tournament held in different cities throughout Germany and 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games currently underway Paris), the Giesecke+Devrient Banknote Collection Foundation has searched through its stocks and found numerous banknotes from the 20th and 21st centuries that depict the theme of sport in a variety of ways. It is presenting a selection of its finds in an exhibition entitled ‘Sport on Banknotes’.

With over 350,000 banknotes, the Giesecke+Devrient Foundation banknote collection is one of the most important collections of its kind, with examples ranging from the issues in China in the 14th century to the banknotes issued today around the world. The aim is to document paper money on a broad scale and to research the banknote as a culturally influenced means of payment.