The Stolen Billion Banknote
2014, Republic of Moldova. Three banks. Several public faces are involved, including the Government. One billion $ - vanished into thin air.
What has been stolen and transferred to offshore accounts has to be returned by every citizen of Moldova by 2041. The fraud is equivalent to 12% of Moldova's GDP.
On the 5th anniversary of the theft, we launched the first ever billion-dollar banknote. The project was commissioned by an independent TV channel TV8 and the investigative journalist Mariana Rață, in order to promote the TV show Cutia Neagră.
The campaign includes the launch of a platform, miliardul.md. On this page, doubled in Romanian, Russian, and English, you can check out the elements and their description by scrolling on the banknote.
TV8: Mariana Rață, Natalia Morari, Liliana Enachi, Denis Zavorotnii
Illustrator: Tatiana Trikoz
Creative agency: Piko
Creative Director: Constantin Șarcov
Art Directors: Constantin Șarcov, Alex Burets
Copywriter: Beatrice Tabacari
Executive Producer: Ana Mirza
Bank robber: Nastea Colesnicov
Social Media: Gramatic
Web development: Amigo
Print: Bons Offices, Promomedia, Sonaris-com