In the first nine months of this year, 3,750 counterfeit banknotes were detected in Serbia, including 1,337 in dinars and 2,413 in foreign currencies, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) announced today.
Among dinars, the most commonly counterfeited denominations were 2,000, followed by 1,000 and 500 dinars.
For foreign currencies, euros led with 2,019 counterfeit notes, mainly in 100 and 200 euro denominations. U.S. dollars followed with 394 counterfeit notes, including 38 in $50 bills and 356 in $100 bills.
In terms of total value, the nominal equivalent of all counterfeit banknotes amounted to 42.74 million dinars. Euros accounted for the largest share at 36.43 million dinars, or 85.24 percent, followed by U.S. dollars at 3.74 million dinars (8.77 percent), and Serbian dinars at 2.56 million dinars (5.99 percent).
