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Currency is one of the most widely-available artifacts — practically anyone in a country using a certain currency can digitize it using a scanner. It's also highly informational, often pertinent not only to the currency itself, but to the subjects that it depicts, such as national symbols. This makes it a good candidate for inclusion in Wikimedia Commons. However, like other government works, the copyright status of currency designs varies from nation to nation and sometimes even between currencies in the same nation. Moreover, the use of reproductions of currency is carefully controlled by counterfeiting law. This page documents licensing requirements, tags, and printing requirements of various kinds of currency around the world and links the relevant categories on Wikimedia Commons.^[1]

Important points

A photograph of a coin has two requirements before it can be included. The first is that the design of the coin itself is not copyrighted, or permission has been obtained. The second is that the photographer agrees to license it under a free licence. A photograph of a 3D-object creates in most jurisdictions a new copyright on the picture, something that is not the case when photographing pure 2D-objects. See When to use the PD-Art tag for more information. However, scans of coins are mere mechanical reproductions and are allowed using the "{{PD-Coin scan}}" tag. See When to use the PD-Scan tag
Items of currency should not be included in photos for the purpose of indicating the scale or size of an object; a ruler or scale marking should be used instead. See the {{NoCoins}} tag for details.
With respect to similar images of currency, please respect others' work and avoid overwriting existing files (those uploaded by other users). In general, it is better to upload a new file, please refer to Commons:Overwriting existing files.
The {{Currency}} tag should be used to warn re-users about certain uses may run afoul of counterfeiting and other laws.

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↑ Rulesforuse.org – Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group – contains information about the reproduction rules of many (but not all) currencies
↑ Banknotes and Coins. Centrale Bank van Aruba (2018). Retrieved on 2018-12-03.
↑ See MM Walter, "Anmerkung zu OGH 22.11.1994, 4 Ob 1105/94 – 'Bundeshymne'" (1995) 13 Medien und Recht international 186 ("Es kann mE aber nicht fraglich sein, daß ein Werk durch eine solche Veröffentlichung oder Aufnahme in ein amtliches Werk nicht seinen urheberrechtlichen Schutz verliert […] Dies gilt insbesondere für Briefmarken, Münzen oder Banknoten; sie werden durch die Veröffentlichung in Amtsblättern (Bundesgesetzblatt, Verordnungsblatt etc), in denen ihre Herausgabe (mit Verordnung) angeordnet wird, nicht zu amtlichen Werken."); MM Walter, Österreichisches Urheberrecht (Medien und Recht 2008) 311 ("Was schließlich die (grafische) Gestaltung von Münzen und Banknoten anlangt, können diese urheberrechtlich geschützt sein. Auch sie sind schon deshalb keine amtlichen Werke, weil sie nicht ausschließlich oder vorwiegend zum amtlichen Gebrauch bestimmt sind. Davon abgesehen handelt es sich auch nicht um Sprachwerke und in der Regel auch nicht um Werke wissenschaftlicher oder belehrender Art im Sinn des § 2 Z 3 UrhG."); M Ciresa, "§ 7" in M Ciresa (ed), Österreichisches Urheberrecht (Orac R 19 2017) para 8 ("Lehr- und Prüfungsmaterialien von Universitäten und Hochschulen sind ebenfalls keine amtlichen Werke […] Dies gilt auch für die grafische Gestaltung von Münzen und Banknoten"); M Röttinger, "Das Urheberrecht an den Euro-Münzen und Euro-Banknoten" (2000) 11 ecolex 654, 655 ("Aufgrund der klaren und engen Formulierung von § 7 öUrhG stellt sich gar nicht ernsthaft die Frage, ob es sich bei Münzen bzw Münzbildern um freie Werke ('amtliche Werke') handelt.").
↑ Statute Law of The Bahamas - Chapter 351- Central Bank of the Bahamas (2010).
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↑ Bank of Canada - Reproduction of banknotes
↑ Royal Canadian Mint - Intellectual property
↑ Reproduction Guidelines Currency Notes. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Retrieved on 2019-01-19.
↑ $CLP Chilean peso. Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group. Retrieved on 2019-01-21.
↑ People's Bank of China. 人民币图样使用管理办法. China Banknote Priting and Minting Corp.
↑ ^a ^b Lineamientos para uso de imágenes. Banco Central de Costa Rica. Retrieved on 2019-01-18.
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↑ GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 20 March 2003 on the enforcement of measures to counter non-compliant reproductions of euro banknotes and on the exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes. Official Journal of the European Union 16-19 (25 March 2003).
↑ Reproduction rules for coins. European Commission. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.
↑ The euro. European Commission. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.
↑ ^a ^b European Commission (22 October 2001). Communication from the Commission on copyright protection of the common face design of the euro coins. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.
↑ Copyright of the national sides of euro circulation coins. ec.europa.eu. Retrieved on 2019-03-20.
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↑ Geldscheinsammlung (in German). Deutsche Bundesbank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.
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↑ [3]
↑ 2/2010. (I. 28.) MNB rendelet
↑ 3/2010. (I. 28.) MNB rendelet
↑ summary of the rules released by MNB in Hungarian
↑ Information on Money Reproductions (in English). Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.
↑ Szerzői jogi hozzájáruló nyilatkozat engedély nélkül készíthető forintbankjegy-utánzatokhoz (in Hungarian). Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.
↑ Art 4, 1999 Bank Indonesia Law.
↑ Art 11, 2011 Currency Law
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↑ Seduta della Commissione V BILANCIO, TESORO E PROGRAMMAZIONE (1996-09-18). Retrieved on 9 December 2017.
↑ [4]
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↑ Reproduction of images of bills and coins (in Spanish). Banco de México.
↑ Ley Monetaria de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Cámara de Diputados.
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↑ Transformación del“Sol” al “Nuevo Sol” (in Spanish).
↑ Los derechos de autor y su relevancia en los billetes p. 28.
↑ Ley N° 26714 Modifícase los artículos 252° a 258° y 261° del Código Penal (Counterfeit currency offences) (in Spanish) (1996).
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[1] Rulesforuse.org – Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group – contains information about the reproduction rules of many (but not all) currencies

[CBvA-2] Banknotes and Coins. Centrale Bank van Aruba (2018). Retrieved on 2018-12-03.

[3] See MM Walter, "Anmerkung zu OGH 22.11.1994, 4 Ob 1105/94 – 'Bundeshymne'" (1995) 13 Medien und Recht international 186 ("Es kann mE aber nicht fraglich sein, daß ein Werk durch eine solche Veröffentlichung oder Aufnahme in ein amtliches Werk nicht seinen urheberrechtlichen Schutz verliert […] Dies gilt insbesondere für Briefmarken, Münzen oder Banknoten; sie werden durch die Veröffentlichung in Amtsblättern (Bundesgesetzblatt, Verordnungsblatt etc), in denen ihre Herausgabe (mit Verordnung) angeordnet wird, nicht zu amtlichen Werken."); MM Walter, Österreichisches Urheberrecht (Medien und Recht 2008) 311 ("Was schließlich die (grafische) Gestaltung von Münzen und Banknoten anlangt, können diese urheberrechtlich geschützt sein. Auch sie sind schon deshalb keine amtlichen Werke, weil sie nicht ausschließlich oder vorwiegend zum amtlichen Gebrauch bestimmt sind. Davon abgesehen handelt es sich auch nicht um Sprachwerke und in der Regel auch nicht um Werke wissenschaftlicher oder belehrender Art im Sinn des § 2 Z 3 UrhG."); M Ciresa, "§ 7" in M Ciresa (ed), Österreichisches Urheberrecht (Orac R 19 2017) para 8 ("Lehr- und Prüfungsmaterialien von Universitäten und Hochschulen sind ebenfalls keine amtlichen Werke […] Dies gilt auch für die grafische Gestaltung von Münzen und Banknoten"); M Röttinger, "Das Urheberrecht an den Euro-Münzen und Euro-Banknoten" (2000) 11 ecolex 654, 655 ("Aufgrund der klaren und engen Formulierung von § 7 öUrhG stellt sich gar nicht ernsthaft die Frage, ob es sich bei Münzen bzw Münzbildern um freie Werke ('amtliche Werke') handelt.").

[CBofB-4] Statute Law of The Bahamas - Chapter 351- Central Bank of the Bahamas (2010).

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[9] [2]

[10] Bank of Canada - Reproduction of banknotes

[11] Royal Canadian Mint - Intellectual property

[12] Reproduction Guidelines Currency Notes. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Retrieved on 2019-01-19.

[13] $CLP Chilean peso. Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group. Retrieved on 2019-01-21.

[14] People's Bank of China. 人民币图样使用管理办法. China Banknote Priting and Minting Corp.

[BCCR-Lineamientos-15] Lineamientos para uso de imágenes. Banco Central de Costa Rica. Retrieved on 2019-01-18.

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[21] GUIDELINE OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 20 March 2003 on the enforcement of measures to counter non-compliant reproductions of euro banknotes and on the exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes. Official Journal of the European Union 16-19 (25 March 2003).

[22] Reproduction rules for coins. European Commission. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.

[23] The euro. European Commission. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.

[CommonFaceDesign-24] European Commission (22 October 2001). Communication from the Commission on copyright protection of the common face design of the euro coins. Retrieved on 2019-01-28.

[25] Copyright of the national sides of euro circulation coins. ec.europa.eu. Retrieved on 2019-03-20.

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[markka-30] Statement 989:13 of the Finnish Copyright Council

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[35] Geldscheinsammlung (in German). Deutsche Bundesbank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.

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[37] [3]

[38] 2/2010. (I. 28.) MNB rendelet

[39] 3/2010. (I. 28.) MNB rendelet

[40] summary of the rules released by MNB in Hungarian

[41] Information on Money Reproductions (in English). Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.

[42] Szerzői jogi hozzájáruló nyilatkozat engedély nélkül készíthető forintbankjegy-utánzatokhoz (in Hungarian). Magyar Nemzeti Bank. Retrieved on 2019-03-26.

[43] Art 4, 1999 Bank Indonesia Law.

[44] Art 11, 2011 Currency Law

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[48] Seduta della Commissione V BILANCIO, TESORO E PROGRAMMAZIONE (1996-09-18). Retrieved on 9 December 2017.

[49] [4]

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[52] Monetary Authority of Macao (2016) Reproduction of banknotes of Macao for educational and promotional purposes^[5]

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[54] [6]

[55] Reproduction of images of bills and coins (in Spanish). Banco de México.

[56] Ley Monetaria de Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (in Spanish). Cámara de Diputados.

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[59] Using images of currency. Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2019-03-16.

[60] [7]

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[63] Transformación del“Sol” al “Nuevo Sol” (in Spanish).

[64] Los derechos de autor y su relevancia en los billetes p. 28.

[65] Ley N° 26714 Modifícase los artículos 252° a 258° y 261° del Código Penal (Counterfeit currency offences) (in Spanish) (1996).

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[84] Billetes y Monedas. Banco Central del Uruguay. Retrieved on 2019-01-22.

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