Editing Counterfeit (section)

==Forgery of money or government bonds==
{{Main|Counterfeit money}}

[[File:Realfalso.jpg|thumb|Counterfeit [[Brazilian real]] [[banknote]]s]]
Counterfeit money is currency that is produced without the legal sanction of the state or government; this is a crime in all jurisdictions of the world. The [[United States Secret Service]], mostly known for its guarding-of-officials task, was initially organized primarily to combat the counterfeiting of U.S. dollars in the wake of the [[American Civil War]]. Both sides had printed counterfeit notes in attempts to destabilize the other's economy,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weidenmier |first1=Marc |title=Money and Finance in the Confederate States of America |url=https://eh.net/encyclopedia/money-and-finance-in-the-confederate-states-of-america/ |website=EH.net |publisher=Economic History Association |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120112154/https://eh.net/encyclopedia/money-and-finance-in-the-confederate-states-of-america/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Catching Counterfeiters |url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/history/counterfeit/counterfeit.htm |website=U.S. Marshals Service |date=15 June 2020 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229205759/https://www.usmarshals.gov/history/counterfeit/counterfeit.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> an example of [[economic warfare]].

Counterfeit [[government bond]]s are public debt instruments that are produced without legal sanction, with the intention of "cashing them in" for authentic currency or using them as [[collateral (finance)|collateral]] to secure loans or lines of credit through legitimate channels.