European Central Bank 29 February 2012, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 29 February 2012 on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting and on the authentication of euro coins (CON/2012/15)

EN ECB-PUBLIC OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 29 February 2012 on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting and on the authentication of euro coins (CON/2012/15) Introduction and legal basis On 27 January 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Greek Ministry of Finance for an opinion on a draft law on measures for the protection of the euro against