Counterfeiting

Japanese: counterfeiting
Counterfeiting

…As long as money exists, counterfeit money may continue to exist, but at the same time, it is said that it is impossible to make a profit from it.
[Western]
Counterfeiting (forgery) before the circulation of paper money was centered on the production of fake gold, and alchemy was misused as a technique. Techniques for lowering the quality of gold to increase its quantity and gold plating were already known in ancient Egypt, and in ancient Rome, the spread of counterfeit gold became so unacceptable that Emperor Diocletian banned it, including alchemy, in 293.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "counterfeiting" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ともかく貨幣のあるかぎり,贋金もまた跡を絶たないかも知れぬが,同時にそれによってもうけることも不可能とされている。【西村 潔】
[西洋]
 紙幣流通以前の贋金づくりcounterfeiting(forgery)は贋黄金の製造が中心であり,技術的には錬金術が悪用された。金の品質を落として増量する技法や金めっきは,すでに古代エジプトで知られており,贋金の流布が目に余った古代ローマ時代には,ディオクレティアヌス帝が錬金術を含めて293年にこれを禁圧したほどである。…

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