En ce qui concerne les faux billets de banque en euros, environ 606 000 exemplaires ont été retirés de la circulation en 2011, d'après les chiffres de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE), qui est chargée de la protection des billets de banque contre la contrefaçon.
As far as counterfeit euro banknotes are concerned, around 606 000 pieces were withdrawn from circulation in 2011, as announced by the European Central Bank which is in charge of protecting banknotes against counterfeiting.