Today, President Klaas Knot of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) opened the new Cash Centre in Zeist. The DNB Cash Centre is an example of innovation and state-of-the-art technology and is sustainably integrated into the surrounding nature. Part of the Dutch gold stock is stored in the Cash Centre, and this is also the centre of the money sorting and issuing function of the Dutch Central Bank.
Background information: realisation of the DNB Cash Centre
The DNB Cash Centre
The new building is heavily secured and contains a gold vault in which 14,000 gold bars of 12.5 kilos each and a thousand chests of gold coins are stored. The gold has a value of 10.4 billion euros (May 2023). In addition, there is a large stock of banknotes, worth 4.5 billion euros (May 2023), and a large stock of euro coins in the DNB Cash Centre. From the Cash Centre, DNB supplies banknotes and coins to cash-in-transit companies, which then take them to banks, ATMs and shops. The DNB Cash Centre also has a large sorting hall, where experts carry out examinations and register counterfeit banknotes.
Sustainably built and integrated into nature
The DNB Cash Centre has been built sustainably and integrated into the surrounding nature. Various sustainable materials and installations were used, such as a heat and cold storage system that ensures energy-efficient climate control.
Why a new Cash Centre?
In 2019, DNB’s Executive Board decided to renovate DNB’s head office and move the gold and money to the new, high-security DNB Cash Centre in Huis ter Heide, near Zeist. The Cash Centre will be easily accessible for cash transports to and from DNB and the renovated office in Amsterdam will be accessible to the public.
Frequently asked questions
What is the DNB Cash Centre?
The DNB Cash Centre is a high-security building for the storage of gold and money. From this building, DNB supplies banknotes and coins for banks, ATMs and shops throughout the country.
How sustainable is the DNB Cash Centre?
The DNB Cash Centre has been built sustainably and has been integrated into the surrounding nature. Various sustainable materials and installations have been used, such as a heat-cold storage system that ensures energy-efficient climate control.
What is stored in the gold vault of the DNB Cash Centre?
In the gold vault of the DNB Cash Centre there are 14,000 gold bars of 12.5 kilos each and a thousand chests of gold coins. Added together, that’s 200,000 kilos. The gold has a value of 10.4 billion euros (May 2023).
How many banknotes are there in the DNB Cash Centre?
There is a large stock of banknotes in the DNB Cash Centre, worth 4.5 billion euros (May 2023). From the Cash Centre, DNB supplies banknotes and coins to cash-in-transit companies, which then take them to banks, ATMs and shops.
What happens in the sorting hall of the DNB Cash Centre?
In the sorting hall of the DNB Cash Centre, banknotes are sorted for authenticity and quality, and incorrect banknotes are removed. Experts work here to examine and register counterfeit banknotes.