Cash handling apparatus

A cash handling apparatus comprising:

• a cash depositing port receiving cash to be deposited;
• a cash recognition circuit configured to recognize a kind and authenticity of the cash;
• a cash storage storing the cash;
• a digital cash depositing unit for depositing digital cash that is a central bank digital currency for which one piece of data is issued per predetermined unit amount;
• a digital cash storage storing the digital cash;
• and
• a cash cassette that is mountable to and dismountable from the cash handling apparatus, wherein
• in a depositing process, the cash handling apparatus accepts depositing of at least one of cash and digital cash,
• in the depositing process of cash, cash deposited from the cash depositing port is recognized by the cash recognition circuit and stored in the cash storage,
• in the depositing process of digital cash, data of digital cash inputted from the digital cash depositing unit is stored in the digital cash storage,
• the cash cassette includes a digital cash memory, and
• the cash handling apparatus performs exchange of data of digital cash with an external device via the digital cash memory of the cash cassette to transfer the digital cash between the cash handling apparatus and the external device.