Number of counterfeit notes and coins falls again - Czech National Bank

A total of 1,002 counterfeit and altered Czech banknotes and coins were seized in the Czech Republic in 2020. While the number of counterfeits seized decreased again slightly, their value increased by CZK 100,000 to almost CZK 1.3 million compared with the previous year. The number of counterfeit banknotes and coins has remained constantly low in recent years, despite the fact that the amount of circulating currency increases each year. The amount of currency in circulation reached a record high of over CZK 700 billion at the end of 2020.