Arbeitspapier

Legal tender in the euro area

With the increasing pressure to abolish cash and the moves to restrict its use, the regulation of legal tender in the primary law of the EU has gained enhanced attention. The core provision is Article 128 TFEU which contains the rules on the issue of banknotes and coins. The author analyzes the terms currency, money, cash, and legal tender in a legal context.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IMFS Working Paper Series ; No. 122

Classification
Wirtschaft

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Siekmann, Helmut
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)
(where)
Frankfurt a. M.
(when)
2018

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-475960
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Siekmann, Helmut
  • Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS)

Time of origin

  • 2018

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