CURRENCY REPRODUCTION IN FRANCE

My apologies for the delay in publishing this note from Georges Depeyrot, responding to November's discussion on laws relating to the reproduction of currency: "There is the same problem in France. The Banque de France does not allow reproduction of bank notes. A periodical for collectors did it and reproduced all the bank notes. The Banque de France went to court.

The first time to stop immediately the periodical (they lost). It was a very quick procedure. The second time to stop the periodical (they lost). The next time they asked a new court to break the first and second judgments. They lost last week… "

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 2, January 9, 2000, Article 4

CURRENCY REPRODUCTION IN FRANCE

Wayne Homren, Editor