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Egypt returns 13 ancient notes to China for 1st time

Egypthanded13piecesofsmuggledancientantiquestobacktoChinaonSunday,includingancientbanknotesandbondsdatingbacktolate19thcentury.Thecoins,banknotesandbondswereret

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Worst fakes ever? Sharp rise in HK$100 bills made with basic ink-jet printers on A4 paper

Police warned the public about low quality, fake banknotes in small denominations yesterday, as the number of HK$100 counterfeits jumped more than four times in the first nine months of this year from the same period last year.

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Japan to print 180 million more 10,000-yen bills in fiscal 2016

Japan will print an additional 180 million 10,000-yen ($90) banknotes in fiscal 2016 from a year earlier to meet the rising demand as an increasing number of Japanese households are tucking the bills away at home.