欧元问世仅一年有余,而欧元伪币制造者的胃口却越来越大,伪造技术水平也越来越高。据欧洲央行提供的数字,2002年16.7万张伪币被清出流通市场。但现在市场上仍有伪造欧元流通,大部分是面额为50欧元的纸币。据权威人士估计,在目前82亿欧元纸币的流通量中,大约每100万欧元有20张假钞。随着时间的推移,伪币数量可能还要急速增长。 Only one year after the advent of the euro, and the euro appetite makers are growing appetite, counterfeiting technology is also getting higher and higher. According to figures provided by the European Central Bank, 167,000 counterfeit coins were cleared out of the circulation market in 2002. But there are still counterfeit euro circulation on the market, most of which are banknotes of 50 euros. Authorities estimate that there are about 20 counterfeit notes at a rate of about 8.2 billion euros in circulation each million euros. With the passage of time, the number of counterfeit money may also be growing rapidly.