To reproduce any coin, the pertinent authorisation must be requested from the Directorate-General of the Treasury and Financial Policy. These reproductions must conform to the rules set forth in the Spanish
Official State Gazette of 31 December 2002
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Article 97 of Law 53/2002 of 30 December 2002 on Fiscal, Administrative and Social Measures, amending Articles 9 and 10 of Law 10/1975 of 12 May on Regulation of Metallic Currency.
Those rules define as an administrative offence: