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It is illegal to receive money from criminal sources. This also applies to banknotes which are e.g. discoloured or burned or have been cleaned, and which may therefore originate from a robbery.
The general rules are simple:
- Do not accept banknotes that are discoloured, burned or cleaned or otherwise appear suspicious.
- If you have accepted a suspicious-looking banknote by mistake, contact your bank.
- In cases of gross negligence where you should have discovered that a banknote is discoloured or burned or has been cleaned, the amount is forfeited.
Examples of stained banknotes
Several different kind of colours, e.g. ink or smoke dye, are used in security devices for banknotes. The most common are red, black, blue and green and combinations of these colours. The amount of ink or smoke dye can vary and may even have been bleached or cleaned, which leads to different shades. Washing banknotes usually causes damage to the foil strip.
Staining can occur on any part of the banknote, but most often along the edges. The following examples of stained banknotes are not exhaustive.
Examples of banknotes stained by smoke dye:
Examples of banknotes stained by ink dye:
In cooperation with the police and the Danish Bankers Association, Danmarks Nationalbank has prepared guidelines for the exchange of discoloured and damaged banknotes which are assumed to stem from criminal activities. These guidelines are incorporated in a set of rules.
Rules for exchange of discoloured and damaged banknotes
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