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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 104042, member: 39"]The number of fake notes is actually very low compared to the cash in circulation. But it's true that the €50 note is the most "popular" one among counterfeiters: The "smaller" notes mean less profit, of course, while high denomination notes are usually checked more carefully.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the €200 and €500 notes exist, I hardly ever come across any. One time I asked a cashier at "my" bank whether I could have a 500 note just in order to know what they actually look and feel like. He did not want to simply show me some, for security reasons, but said I could withdraw "some" money, and he would give me high denomination notes. So I did, and a few minutes later I put most of the money back onto my account. That has been my only encounter with a €500 note so far. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 104042, member: 39"]The number of fake notes is actually very low compared to the cash in circulation. But it's true that the €50 note is the most "popular" one among counterfeiters: The "smaller" notes mean less profit, of course, while high denomination notes are usually checked more carefully. While the €200 and €500 notes exist, I hardly ever come across any. One time I asked a cashier at "my" bank whether I could have a 500 note just in order to know what they actually look and feel like. He did not want to simply show me some, for security reasons, but said I could withdraw "some" money, and he would give me high denomination notes. So I did, and a few minutes later I put most of the money back onto my account. That has been my only encounter with a €500 note so far. :D Christian[/QUOTE]
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