In the first half of 2013 a total of 317,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation, the European Central Bank said. Thus the quantity of counterfeits withdrawn from circulation from January to June 2013 was 26.3% higher than the quantity withdrawn during the same period in 2012, and 13.2% higher than the quantity recovered in the six months prior to January 2013. The table below indicates the half-yearly trend in the number of counterfeits recovered. Period 2010/1 2010/2 2011/1 2011/2 2012/1 2012/2 2013/1 Number of counterfeits 387,000 364,000 296,000 310,000 251,000 280,000 317,000 The