[2016-02-28]Europe’s Banknote Furor Becomes Front Line on Future of Cash

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Europe’s Banknote Furor Becomes Front Line on Future of Cash

This isn’t of course the long-dead leader of al-Qaeda, but rather the 500-euro ($551) note -- as known by its Spanish nickname. Rarely seen by ordinary citizens, and suspected by officialdom of aiding criminality and terrorism, the single currency’s largest physical unit is slated for a potential phase-out by the European Central Bank...

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