Counterfeiting statistics - EURO; US Dollars; Russian Rubles, Indian Rupees
Euro counterfeiting statistics:
In the second half of 2009 a total of 447,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation.
The tables and graphs show the half-yearly trend in the number of captured counterfeits , the number of captured counterfeits of selected countries from the euro area and participation of individual denominations on total number of counterfeits in euro area and outside the euro area
![]() The participation of individual denominations on total number of counterfeits in euro area | ![]() The participation of individual denominations on total number of counterfeits outside euro area |
- Source: European Central Bank
- Hyperlink to source documents
- Mentioned figures include recoveries from both euro area and non-euro area countries
US dollars counterfeiting statistics:
- Seized refers to counterfeit currency that was detected before being circulated
- Passed indicates currency that was determined to be counterfeit after entering circulation
- Source: U.S. Secret Service; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Hyperlink to source documents
Russian Rubles counterfeiting statistics:
- Source: Bank of Russia; relevant annual reports
- Hyperlink to Annual reports
Indian Rupees counterfeiting statistics:
- Source: Reserve Bank of India
- Hyperlink to source documents
- Mentioned figures include counterfeit notes detected at the Reserve Bank's regional offices and branches of commercial banks












