On the website of the Bank of Italy (www.bancaditalia.it), states that "in the second half of 2014 The Bank of Italy has recognized false 95.711 banknotes withdrawn from circulation in Italy, an increase of 36,9 percent compared to the second half of 2013 (69.895 bills recognized false). The cut from € 20 is still the most counterfeit”.
On the same site you can even view the table of falsifications, which shows the counterfeits withdrawn from circulation in the last five years (divided according to the number of copies and percentage composition for cutting).
We are talking about the increasingly widespread phenomenon of circulation, nationwide, counterfeit notes.
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Authorities suggest to citizens, of not groped to spend a banknote of which we have doubts about its authenticity (you would commit a criminal offense), but to take over the bank counter, post office, or to the same branch of the Bank of Italy for examination. The bill is withdrawn and you receive a copy of the minutes of withdrawal.
If after examination by the National Center for Analysis of banknotes suspected of being counterfeit (NAC), were to be authentic, the citizen is reimbursed (without deduction). If proven falsity of the bill will not receive any refund, but certainly a loss resulting from having accepted a counterfeit note.
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To avoid this, you need to take a few seconds, to verify certain safety features which help to immediately verify the authenticity.
Traders report that simply do three things: touch (to ensure the right consistency), look (against the light to see the drawing in transparency, the security thread and the number in transparency) and muoverla (to see the changing image of the hologram on the front of the banknote).
To further point out that on the website of the European Central Bank (www.ecb.europa.eu), You can watch the interactive presentation of the euro banknotes and security features.
Alex Gaetani