Bunker History

For more than two decades it has been one of the best kept secrets in Germany: The vault of Germany's Central Bank.

Hidden in the slopes of the Moselle-hillsides, nobody suspected that currency worth billions

was stored in the middle of a quiet residential area in Cochem-Cond.

During the Cold War 15 billion German Mark was kept in this vault.

Perfectly disguised by two inconspicuous houses, none of the locals knew that replacement funds were stored here only 30 metres underground. Residents were well aware that there was a bunker; however they did not know its purpose nor its giant size.