The crime of holding and using counterfeit money refers to the act of holding and using a large amount of money in violation of monetary management laws and regulations, knowing that it is counterfeit money. According to Article 172 of the Criminal Law, anyone who knowingly holds and uses counterfeit money, with a relatively large amount, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined not less than 10,000 yuan but not more than 100,000 yuan; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined not less than 20,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; If the amount is especially huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, fined not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan or confiscated property. With regard to the criteria for determining the amount of crime, according to Article 5 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Counterfeiting Currency Cases, those who knowingly hold and use counterfeit money with a total denomination of more than 4,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan belong to a "large amount"; If the total denomination is more than 50,000 yuan but less than 200,000 yuan, it is "a huge amount"; If the total denomination is more than 200,000 yuan, it is "extremely huge" and shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 172 of the Criminal Law.