For the purposes of Law 10/2010, on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, means of payment shall be understood as:

• The paper currency and the metallic currency, national or foreign.
• Bearer bank checks denominated in any currency.
• Any other physical means, including electronic means, designed to be used as a means of payment to the bearer.

In case of departure or entry into national territory, movements in an amount exceeding 10,000 euros or their counter value in foreign currency of negotiable bearer effects, including monetary instruments such as travellers checks, will also be subject to the obligation of declaration established in this article. negotiable instruments, including checks, promissory notes and payment orders, whether issued to the bearer, endorsed without restriction, extended to the order of a fictitious beneficiary or in another form by virtue of which the ownership thereof is transmitted upon delivery, and incomplete instruments, including checks, promissory notes and payment orders, signed but omitting the name of the beneficiary.