Banknote

Euro banknotes do not pose a particular risk of coronavirus infection when touched. This statement was made by the famous Italian economist, member of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank, Fabio Panetta, Il Messaggero reported.

Some Turks are in no way laid-back when it comes to preventing getting infected with the novel coronavirus, which has ravaged the whole world, wreaking havoc on many economies.

A tradesman in the Black Sea province of Ordu's Altınordu district has found a novel "solution" to prevent coronavirus contamination through banknotes.

An Istanbul-based tech company has manufactured a paper money disinfection module for ATMs to remove bacteria and viruses from paper money.

"The module we developed makes all ATMs hygienic and environmentally friendly in 15 minutes," Furkan Eruçan, the Co-Founder of Money Shower, told state-run Anadolu Agency.

China is cleaning and quarantining banknotes in circulation to limit the spread of the coronavirus. This was announced today by the central bank, which reaffirmed its support for companies experiencing difficulties due to the epidemic.

BNB launches new BGN 50 banknote with modern protection. It will come into circulation from November 1. The banknote has new protections, images and is made of high quality paper, tinted in pale green with lacquered finish.

Police have prevented a forgery racket from dumping an estimated 1.8 million euros of bogus banknotes into circulation after raids in the western port of Patra and central Athens.

Turkish police on Aug. 1 seized $15 million in counterfeit banknotes in Istanbul, security sources said. 

Turkish authorities confiscated about $271 million in fake U.S. $100 banknotes in a raid on an Istanbul printing press - the country's biggest counterfeit currency seizure in recent years, Hürriyet daily reported on July 22.

At the end of March 2019, the money in circulation reached BGN 16 855.9 million, rising by 10.55 per cent or by BGN 1608.5 million on an annual basis, the Bulgarian National Bank reports.

The new 100 Leva banknote that the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) put into circulation on 28 December 2018 appears to be more secure than the euro.