The Portuguese Bank Note Crisis: How One Lucky Forger Almost Destroyed A Nation's Economy

Ridiculous History

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🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Artur Virgilio Alves dos Reis had a gift. He wasn't the smartest kid growing up, nor was he the most athletic -- he was, however, one of Europe's most talented forgers. After a string of various cons, he decided to go big. How big, you ask? Tune in to learn how one lucky conman almost single-handedly brought down the entire Portuguese economy.

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1:53.1	Welcome to Ridiculous History and thank you so much for tuning in. Today we're talking a little
2:06.8	bit about money and money when you think of it is a very strange, strange thing. Hi, I'm Ben.
2:13.3	Hey, I'm no, remember that? Every time I go out money I always bring up the REM song, strange currency.
2:18.1	I don't know what you mean to me when I call on the telephone. So I remember, but it's called
2:24.6	strange currency. Today is definitely about some strange currency. It's sort of about forgery,
2:29.4	but not really about forgery. It's about manipulating a monetary system to one's own personal gain.
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