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You've seen them, but have you ever looked at them? Our banknotes are full of security features that pass before our eyes every day without us even noticing them. Manufactured in Puy-de-Dôme in two high-security sites, our notes are a concentrate of technology that makes the euro one of the safest currencies in the world, with a counterfeiting rate of 16 fake notes per million in circulation. In this C'est Technique video, we take you from airlock to airlock to show you what is hidden behind these precious pieces of printed paper. Some sources that helped us make this video: The security features of euro banknotes: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/pdf/ma... The cost of transporting CFA franc banknotes: https://www.agenceecofin.com/finance/.... Why you can't photocopy a banknote: https://hitek.fr/bonasavoir/impossibl... ECB 2022 study on the use of cash: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_s... ************************************ Find a new video and three new shorts every week on our channel. #staycurious Follow us on our social networks: Instagram: http://expl.tv/Instagram TikTok: http://expl.tv/TikTok Facebook: http://expl.tv/Facebook Snapchat: http://expl.tv/Snapchat