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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10542
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) euro

15% drop in number of forged coins withdrawn from circulation

Brussels, 30/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - According to data published on Friday 27 January by the European Commission, the number of forged euro coins withdrawn from circulation in 2011 was down 15% compared to the previous year, with a total of 157,000 coins seized, compared to 186,000 in 2010. Two-euro coins (94,500) by far remain the most likely to be forged; nearly two thirds of counterfeit coins are two-euro coins. The reduced number of counterfeit coins is the result of combined efforts by...

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