This section provides extensive information on euro banknotes and coins and also on the cash handling tasks and activities of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB).
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Information on Banknotes and Coins
Non cash means of payment are becoming more and more widely accepted. However, cash is a basic requirement for the functioning of an economy. The quick and smooth introduction of the euro cash at the beginning of 2002 was not only a major logistical challenge, but …
Never rely on just one security feature. Always check several features to ensure that you are holding a genuine banknote!
The Test Center in the OeNB’s Cashier’s Division tests banknote processing machines and banknote authentication machines according to the guidelines of the European Central Bank. For this purpose the OeNB Test Center closely cooperates with the manufacturers and …
All of the OeNB organizational units and subsidiaries responsible for producing and issuing currency ensure that Austria is smoothly supplied with banknotes and coins.
The euro is the sole legal tender in 16 countries of the euro area. The former legacy currencies can be exchanged under certain conditions at the respective national central bank (NCB) and its branch offices.
