€20 note is most counterfeited
13/07/2006 - 15:24:03The €20 is now the most counterfeited banknote in the EU, according to the European Central Bank.
Until the end of last year, the €50 was always the most counterfeited banknote. In the first six months of this year, the €20 and the €50 notes together accounted for 80% of all banknote forgeries found in circulation.
There has been a gradual increase in the number of genuine banknotes in circulation (on average 10.1bn during the first half of 2006), according to the ECB.
