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The Week in Germany: Current Affairs November 3, 2006Mysterious Acid Attack on German Money The central bank in Germany reported this week that over 1,000 cases of banknotes dissolving on contact have been reported in Germany since this June. Officials say a mysterious acid attack is to blame for the crumbling bills, which have reportedly fallen apart shortly after being removed from cash registers in over 17 German cities. Tests have shown that the bills, valued between five and 100 Euros, were dusted with a salt that converts into sulfuric acid upon contact with moisture, such as sweat from a cashier’s hands, according to the daily Bild. Federal Bank spokesperson Wolf-Rüdiger Bengs said that the bank
had ruled out the possibility of a mistake during printing. “At
the moment, it is still unclear whether we’re talking about unintentional
damage or a conscious manipulation,” he said, according to Reuters. |
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