The Regulation of Counterfeiting Money in the German Criminal Code
Journal: Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University)
Year: 2018

The crime of counterfeiting is probably as old as the use of money. The right to coinage and to issue money has always belonged to the privileges of the monarch and the&#13;\nstate. Its risky nature lies in the fact that it affects the trust and confidence towards state-issued money. Franz von Liszt stated that counterfeiting is a mixed crime which&#13;\nbreaches two legal objects: on one hand the individuals’ interest of property, and on the other hand it attacks the security of cash-flow. The