Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 October 2011. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.
Money: Counterfeit Manufacturing
- Question
- To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the face value was of counterfeit coins removed from circulation in each year since 1997.
- Answer
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The following number of counterfeit £1 coins have been returned to the Royal Mint:
Total withdrawals 2003-04 85,000 2004-05 117,500 2005-06 84,500 2006-07 153,800 2007-08 97,000 2008-09 891,956 2009-10 1,973,000 2010-11 1,845,766 2011-12 (to 30 September) 1,376,436 The Treasury does not have figures on withdrawals prior to 2003, when the counterfeit rate was estimated to be less than 1%.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 74486; 534 c22-3W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Coinage Forgery
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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