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The Peruvian fake money “factory”: how worthless Venezuelan bolivars and a little flour are used to make counterfeit US dollars

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This interesting video (report) offers a look into the illegal production of counterfeit US dollar banknotes in Peru, known for their exceptionally convincing execution. It shows how counterfeiters attempt to mimic the special material, printing, inks, and security features of original banknotes, and further touch them up by hand. A special danger is posed by counterfeit banknotes [...]

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Security features or grammatical errors on Croatian kuna banknotes?

/ ARTICLE, Banknotes, Numismatics

Detaljnim promatranjem novčanica od 5, 20 i 50 kuna dolazi se do zanimljivih otkrića. Naime, mikrotekst otisnut na licu novčanica opetovano ponavlja jedan te isti tekst, no pažljivim iščitavanjem tog teksta pronalazimo gramatičke greške. Postavlja se pitanje ovdje da li se radi o slučajnim gramatičkim

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Replacement banknotes

/ ARTICLE, Banknotes, Numismatics

Zamjenske novčanice predstavljaju poseban i često nedovoljno poznat segment notafilije, koji na zanimljiv način povezuje tehnički proces tiskanja novca s kolekcionarskom praksom. Iako se na prvi pogled ne razlikuju od redovnih primjeraka, njihova uloga u monetarnom sustavu i način označavanja čine ih osobito zanimljivima istraživačima

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