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The contamination of paper money is not limited to simply that of cocaine and other illicit drugs. Health officials in the UK warn that a silent Hepatitis-C epidemic could be brewing. Drug users with hepatitis who share with others the rolled paper note (or straw) used to snort cocaine can facilitate the transfer of the disease to thousands.
Long title: An Act to amend the law relating to the issue of bank notes by the Bank of England and by banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and to provide for the transfer to the Bank of England of the currency notes issue and of the assets appropriated for the redemption thereof, and to make certain provisions with respect to gold reserves and otherwise in connection with the matters ...
Replacement of mutilated currency is a free public service provided by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. [1] In general, mutilated U.S. paper currency can be submitted for evaluation. [2] If it is determined that at least half of a bill is present, the BEP will redeem its face value.
The UK foreign office and Turkey’s central bank have highlighted the issue Foreign Office issues new warning to UK tourists over counterfeit banknotes in Turkey Skip to main content
Between 1988 and 1992, four employees of the Bank of England's incinerator plant at Debden in Loughton, Essex, conspired to steal around £600,000 in banknotes that were due to be destroyed, in a series of thefts. [2] They changed padlocks on locked doors in order to be able to steal from piles of notes which had been taken out of circulation. [3]
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A fact from Contaminated currency appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 July 2008 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that 80% of all British banknotes are contaminated with drugs? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/July. Wikipedia
The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 the Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act 1844, when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.