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Norges Bank

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Ms. Anne Johansen

anne.johansen@norges-bank.no

P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, N-0107 Oslo, Norway

Guidelines for the use of Norwegian banknote and coin designs

Legal tender notes and coins

The purpose of the guidelines for the reproduction of banknote and coin designs is to prevent the risk of confusing the reproductions with genuine banknotes and coins. Safeguarding public confidence in money and certain documents are otherwise provided for in Chapter 29 of the Penal Code.

Furthermore, the design on Norwegian banknotes and coins is subject to copyright protection pursuant to Act No. 2 of 12 May 1961 relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works, etc. (Copyright Act). The guidelines are designed to promote compliance with the Act. Any form of modification in design will in principle conflict with the Act unless the prior consent of the copyright holder has been given.Second paragraph

The reproduction of a banknote in printed media must comply with the following guidelines to avoid the risk of confusion (all the conditions must be satisfied):

• Banknote designs must not be reproduced as a "banknote" with an obverse and a reverse. If the banknote design is reproduced on one side, the other side must not in any way resemble a banknote design.
• The reproduction of banknotes must not be the same size as actual notes. If a reproduction is smaller, it must not be more than 50% as long and 50% as wide as the original. If a reproduction is larger, it must be at least 150% as long and 150% as wide as the original. These conditions also apply to the reproduction of part of a banknote design.
• Producing data files with the intention of reproducing all or part of a banknote design in printed media with a resolution higher than 72 dpi is not permitted.

The reproduction of a banknote in electronic media must comply with the following guidelines to avoid the risk of confusion (all the conditions must be satisfied):

• Data files (production or storage) for reproducing all or part of a banknote must not have a resolution higher than 72 dpi.
• If the complete banknote design is reproduced, the word "SPECIMEN" must be clearly printed diagonally across the reproduction so that the text covers not less than 50% of the diagonal length of the banknote and the height of the letters must be not less than 15% of the height of the banknote.