Play money
Play money is money that is used as a substitute for money in a game .
Colloquially, the term is also used to denote money whose value is almost no longer or no longer available due to a lack of coverage , or which a speculator invests in a high-risk form of investment, regardless of a possible loss.
Details
The banknotes are usually made of color-printed paper, the coins are usually made of plastic (also called plastic money ), cardboard or, more rarely, metal.
The extent to which the play money may be similar to real banknotes is regulated differently from country to country.
Switzerland
In the case of play money, the imprint "SPECIMEN" (German: "Probe" / "Muster") on the notes is mandatory, the length of the word must be at least 75% and the width 15% of the banknote. The imprint can be omitted if it can be clearly distinguished from real notes by other features (such as size etc.).
Germany
In Germany, according to a legal ordinance, Spiegeld may not look in any way similar to actual money in terms of shape, color and designation. Bills must have the words "SPIELGELD" printed on them to avoid any risk of confusion.
Depending on how the game money is displayed, the imprint "SPIELGELD" is by no means mandatory, for example in the case of game money that can be clearly identified as such based on the size (tiny notes) or the material (light, fragile plastic for coins). However, the mapping regulations for euro banknotes or the medal ordinance of the Deutsche Bundesbank of March 27, 2003, which states, among other things, that images of euro banknotes and banknotes from foreign currency areas for advertising and other purposes “only in one form manufactured or used, which in any case eliminates the risk of confusion with real banknotes. Banknote images must also not be created in such a way that they can be used to assemble papers that can be confused with real money or to produce them in any other way. "
Special terms
- In the casino , the term token is used for play money . You buy the tokens when you enter and you can exchange the not gambled or won chips for money when you leave the building.
- Banknote imitations in miniature form z. B. spent on shop games are also called computing money, child money or children's play money.
- A distinction must also be made between theater money , which is used for stage purposes or film recordings
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Leaflet on the reproduction of banknotes, June 16, 2009 , Swiss National Bank , accessed on May 11, 2011.
- ↑ Regulations on illustrations and reproductions. Deutsche Bundesbank, accessed on May 28, 2014 .