Device for handling notes of value, having an input/output compartment, an extracting and separating device, an intermediate storage unit comprising a drum module, at least one cash box, a transport device for transporting notes of value between the abovementioned units, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is designed to control the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which are intended to be stored in the cash box are supplied to the drum module and temporarily stored there, and, after receipt of confirmation information, said notes of value are removed again from the intermediate storage unit, supplied to the cash box and stored there, characterized in that the control unit is designed to control the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which are intended to be stored separately from notes of value in the cash box are supplied to the drum module and stored permanently there, and the drum module, after storing the notes of value to be permanently stored, is wound on in such a manner that there is a definite physical separation between the notes of value to be stored permanently and notes of value temporarily stored subsequently, in that the device comprises a checking device, in that the control unit is designed to control the extracting and separating device in such a manner that notes of value provided to the device via the input/output compartment are separated, to control the checking device in such a manner that the separated notes of value are identified and checked for at least one security feature, and to control the transport device in such a manner that all of the checked notes of value are supplied to a drum module of an intermediate storage unit and temporarily stored there, and in that notes of value which have been checked positively for the security feature are removed from the drum module, transported to the cash box and stored there, in that the control unit controls the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which have been checked negatively for the security feature are transported from the drum module to the input/output compartment and temporarily stored there, and in that, after the notes of value which have been checked positively for the security feature are stored in the cash box, the notes of value which have been checked negatively for the security feature are transported from the input/output compartment to the drum module and stored permanently there. wherein the control unit is designed to control the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which are intended to be stored in the cash box are supplied to the drum module and temporarily stored there, and, after receipt of confirmation information, said notes of value are removed again from the intermediate storage unit, supplied to the cash box and stored there, characterized in that the control unit is designed to control the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which are intended to be stored separately from notes of value in the cash box are supplied to the drum module and stored permanently there, and the drum module, after storing the notes of value to be permanently stored, is wound on in such a manner that there is a definite physical separation between the notes of value to be stored permanently and notes of value temporarily stored subsequently, in that the device comprises a checking device, in that the control unit is designed to control the extracting and separating device in such a manner that notes of value provided to the device via the input/output compartment are separated, to control the checking device in such a manner that the separated notes of value are identified and checked for at least one security feature, and to control the transport device in such a manner that all of the checked notes of value are supplied to a drum module of an intermediate storage unit and temporarily stored there, and in that notes of value which have been checked positively for the security feature are removed from the drum module, transported to the cash box and stored there, in that the control unit controls the transport device in such a manner that notes of value which have been checked negatively for the security feature are transported from the drum module to the input/output compartment and temporarily stored there, and in that, after the notes of value which have been checked positively for the security feature are stored in the cash box, the notes of value which have been checked negatively for the security feature are transported from the input/output compartment to the drum module and stored permanently there.