Is That Okay To Print Historical Banknote

I have always had an idea of printing banknote forgeries only in a historical bank notes is that okay?

Regardless of the banknote, new or old, it is not legal to make exact copies. In other words, any/all forgeries must be marked as copies.

Steve27

Regardless of the banknote, new or old, it is not legal to make exact copies. In other words, any/all forgeries must be marked as copies.

Thanks because some old banknote can be pricey, and other does not have a other surviving copies, so I can print the surviving banknotes from the past, thanks again

Obviously, the exact laws vary by locale, but most countries will have laws which forbid the reproduction of banknotes, even historic ones.

In some places, this is because although the notes may be no longer be in circulation, banks may still accept them & change them into valid notes.

As such, any reproduction must be either clearly labelled as such OR otherwise edited in such a way that no-one could ever mistake them for the real deal. For example, making them a noticeable different size, making them one-sided only, or even just writing the word “COPY” or “Reproduction” on them in an obvious way.

Essentially, it needs to be so obviously wrong that if you were handed it, you'd instantly realise it was fake.

So it can't be minor things like using non-existant serial codes, changing signatures as the average person on the street probably doesn't know what codes & signatures are real.

If you're intending to sell them, you may wish to contact the issuing bank (or its successor) to get the exact laws.

In the Philippines:

https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/48166

Bank of England: 

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/using-images-of-banknotes

Note this only relates to the BoE notes; Scottish & Irish issuing banks will have their own rules.

A Collector

Bank of England: 

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/using-images-of-banknotes

 

Note this only relates to the BoE notes; Scottish & Irish issuing banks will have their own rules.

That page raises more questions than it answers- 

Firstly “We give you consent to reproduce our banknotes, or a part of one,”

Then "It is an offence to: 

• reproduce banknotes issued by us, or part of banknotes issued by us"

Harris79That page raises more questions than it answers- 

 

Firstly “We give you consent to reproduce our banknotes, or a part of one,”

…“if you comply with [their] reproduction conditions (you do not need to contact [them] for permission).”

 

Then "It is an offence to: 

• reproduce banknotes issued by us, or part of banknotes issued by us"

…“on any substance or to any scale without [their] consent.”

This means that if you wish to reproduce them in a way that does not meet their reproduction conditions that they consent to, then you must contact them for permission.

 If you have further questions, it would be best to contact the Bank of England.

Edit:

Also, the first FAQ is explicitly this:

I think the best way to read the sentence is “We give you permission to reproduce our banknotes provided it follows the below requirements. Reproducing anything that does not follow these requirements is a criminal offence, unless you have contacted us for special permission & we have granted it”.

Further down, it lists 4 absolute requirements (labelled 1 - 4), and then you must also follow at least one of the other conditions (labelled 5a, b, & c).

If your reproduction note follows all 4 of the absolute requirements AND at least one of the other requirements, then the BoE is okay with your reproduction. You don't need to contact them.

So if you're wanting to make faithful reproductions, you'll automatically be following requirements 3 & 4 (as you won't be adjusting the text or imagery, nor distorting the Monarch). Provided it is one sided only (Requirement 1) and either at least 25% larger or smaller than a legitimate banknote (Requirement 2), then you've fulfilled all the absolutes.

Printing it on anything that isn't polymer would satisfy 5a, so paper would be absolutely fine - even if the original note was paper as well.

Or slap the word “Specimen” on there clearly which would fulfil 5b.

Hope that clarifies it a little bit.

FreddyFazbear1987

I have always had an idea of printing banknote forgeries only in a historical bank notes is that okay?

Tenho algumas notas históricas (cópias de notas históricas de Portugal) em tamanho normal e que eu tenha conhecimento não é é legal.