Reproduction of Slovenian currency

The reproduction of Slovenian currency is regulated by the National Bank of Slovenia.

Slovenia is using euro (from January 2007), but all rules apply to Slovenian tolar and other currency's used in Slovenia as well.

Rules

Excerpt from DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes [http://www.ecb.int/ecb/legal/pdf/l_07820030325en00160019.pdf] , Article 2:

Reproduction rules for euro banknotes

1.Reproductions which the general public might mistake for genuine euro banknotes shall be deemed unlawful.

2.Reproductions complying with the following criteria shall be deemed lawful since there is no risk that the general public might mistake them for genuine euro banknotes:

(a) one-sided reproductions of a euro banknote as specified in Article 1, provided that the size of the reproduction is at least 125 % of both the length and width or at most 75 % of both the length and the width of the respective euro banknote as specified in Article 1; or

(b) two-sided reproductions of a euro banknote as specified in Article 1, provided that the size of the reproduction is at least 200 % of both the length and width or at most 50 % of both the length and width of the respective euro banknote as specified in Article 1; or

(c) reproductions of individual design elements of a euro banknote as specified in Article 1, provided that such a design element is not depicted on a background resembling a banknote; or

(d) one-sided reproductions depicting a part of the front side or reverse side of a euro banknote, provided that such a part is smaller than one third of the original front side or reverse side of the euro banknote as specified in Article 1; or

(e) reproductions made of a material clearly different from paper, which looks distinctly different from the material used for banknotes; or

(f) intangible reproductions made available electronically on websites, by wire or wireless means or by any other means that allow members of the public to access these intangible reproductions from a place and at a time individually chosen by them, provided that:

— the word SPECIMEN is printed diagonally across the reproduction in Arial font or a font similar to Arial font. The length of the word SPECIMEN is at least 75 % of the length of the reproduction and the height of the word SPECIMEN is at least 15 % of the width of the reproduction, and is in a non-transparent (opaque) colour contrasting with the dominant colour of the respective euro banknote as specified in Article 1, and

— the resolution of the electronic reproduction in its original size does not exceed 72 dpi (dots per inch).

References

External Links

* http://www.ecb.int/bc/reproduction/html/index.en.html
* http://www.ecb.int/bc/reproduction/html/index.sl.html

ee also

* Slovenian tolar