Central Bank Retains Defaced Euro Banknotes, Does Not Reimburse Them 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Chief Cashier Stefan Tzvetkov said during a regular briefing of the Coordination Centre on Euro Adoption here on Tuesday that defaced euro banknotes are not reimbursed but are retained. He advised retailers not to accept such banknotes.
The BNB took note of media reports, which warned about a significant number of defaced banknotes. Tzvetkov said: “We would like to draw attention to the fact that, in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the European Central Bank, such banknotes, when we consider them to be deliberately damaged, are not reimbursed. They are retained. In other words, we are asking retailers and banks not to accept these banknotes in any way. If they come to the BNB, they will not be reimbursed.”
The Chief Cashier urged the public to refrain from writing or drawing on banknotes, to show respect and keep the currency clean. He added that when citizens or businesses come across a banknote that they suspect to be counterfeit, they should not return it to circulation but should hand it over to the authorities. Once such a banknote has been seized, it is sent to the BNB’s Analysis Centre, where it is determined whether it is genuine or not. Central Bank Retains Defaced Euro Banknotes, Does Not Reimburse Them 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-13 12:56:20 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law