Criminal Code Warning: this is not an official translation. Under all circumstances the original text in Dutch language of the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) prevails

Banknotes 
Section 208 
Any person who makes a counterfeit of or falsifies any coins, government-issued coin vouchers or 
banknotes, with a view to uttering these coins, vouchers or notes or having the same uttered as 
genuine and unfalsified, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding nine years or a fine of 
the fifth category. 
Section 209 
Any person who intentionally utters as genuine and unfalsified any coins, government-issued coin 
vouchers or banknotes which he has counterfeited or falsified or which he knew were counterfeit or 
falsified when he received them, or who intentionally receives, obtains, has in store, transports, 
imports, conveys in transit or exports these coins, vouchers or notes with a view to uttering the same 
or having the same uttered as genuine and unfalsified, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not 
exceeding nine years or a fine of the fifth category. 
Section 210 
Any person who intentionally and unlawfully puts coins, government-issued coin vouchers or 
banknotes designated for circulation as legal tender into circulation, or who intentionally and unlawfully 
receives, obtains, has in store, transports, imports, conveys in transit or exports these coins, vouchers 
or notes with a view to putting the same into circulation, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment not 
exceeding four years or a fine of the fifth category.  
Section 211 [Repealed as of 23-05-2001] 
 
Section 212 [Repealed as of 02-05-1932] 
 
Section 213 
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 209, any person who intentionally utters counterfeit or 
falsified coins or counterfeit or falsified government-issued coin vouchers or banknotes shall be liable 
to a term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fourth category. 
Section 214 
Any person, who produces, receives, obtains or possesses materials, objects or data designated for 
counterfeiting or falsifying coins, government-issued coin vouchers or banknotes shall be liable to a 

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term of imprisonment not exceeding four years or a fine of the fourth category. 
Section 214bis 
In the case of conviction for any of the serious offences defined in this Part: 
1°.  the counterfeit or falsified coins; 
2°.  the counterfeit or falsified government-issued coin vouchers or banknotes; 
3°.  the materials, objects or data that by their nature are intended for counterfeiting or falsifying 
coins, government-issued coin vouchers or banknotes; 
 
shall be declared confiscated, insofar as they were used in the commission of the serious offence or 
have been the subject of the serious offence.  
Section 215 
In the case of conviction for any of the serious offences defined in sections 208 to 210 inclusive, 
disqualification from the rights listed in section 28(1)(1°),( 2°) and (4°) may be imposed.