Ridiculous History covered this recently: https://player.fm/series/series-2148552/the-portuguese-bank-note-crisis-how-one-lucky-forger-almost-destroyed-a-nation

Ridiculous History covered this recently: https://player.fm/series/series-2148552/the-portuguese-bank-note-crisis-how-one-lucky-forger-almost-destroyed-a-nations-economy https://player.fm/series/series-2148552/the-portuguese-bank-... Crazy how much he got away with, for so long, effectively just on confidence and skill.