Brussels, 17/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - During the second half of 2010, a total of 364,102 forged euro notes were withdrawn from circulation, representing a drop of 5.9% compared to the previous six months, the European Central Bank (ECB) reported on Monday 17 January.
In relation to amounts outstanding, which are on the increase, of authentic euro notes in circulation (on average 13.6 billion notes in the second half of 2010), the number of counterfeit notes remains very low. Nonetheless,...