How to check money for authenticity? Protection of money from forgery

In this world there are scams. And some of the most inconspicuous and at the same time malignant are counterfeiters. Their activities lead to numerous losses and inconveniences. To avoid unpleasant moments, you need to know how to check money for authenticity, than we will deal with in this article.

general information

Usually in large quantities onlyquality fake banknotes. But to calculate a good fake, having the right information, still not a problem. Since the appearance of money there is a confrontation between those who release them officially, and so-called counterfeiters. Modern banknotes have such complex protective features that most of them can be checked using a special technique.

There is a constant need to make surethe authenticity of notes in the absence of a person (for example, in a payment terminal), so automated methods are constantly being improved. The article will focus on manual methods. To begin with, you need to know the definition of the authenticity of money. These are the means that are manufactured outside the authorized state structures, with violation of the adopted procedures and means of providing protection. So, how to check money for authenticity?

Without equipment

Money has a lot of protectivemechanisms. But not all elements of security can be considered in digital form, and for a number of others there are no exact criteria. The most accurate examination is an expert, that is, an ordinary person with the knowledge and experience that anyone can become. The number of human-readable features of this note is constantly growing. Here are the most popular:

Watermark. This is a special pattern that is created by changing the density of individual pieces of paper. Well visible in the light. Watermarks on bills are, perhaps, the most famous way of authenticating.
Protective thread. This is a special tape, made of metal or polymer material, which is implanted in paper. Can use simple and diving yarns. The second feature is that it comes out of the paper and sinks into it.
Microprinting. A special symbol of a very small size, which can be seen only using a magnifying glass.
Protective fibers. They are flaps of threads of different colors and are introduced into paper. Can be simple or woven.

Other Human Signs

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Microperforation. Implied the presence of special holes of very small size, which make the laser in the process of making money. Of these, an inscription or figure is made. Holes can be viewed in the light. The indicator of quality is the inability to feel the relief around them, as well as the absence of traces of charring.
Relief printing. These are special inscriptions and drawings, they can be distinguishable by touch. Printing is used not only for protection, but also for helping the blind when choosing the denomination of a banknote.
Kipp effect. This is a separate corrugated section on paper, with a special pattern on the god's faces. It is easy to distinguish only during the examination at a certain angle.
Hologram. A three-dimensional holographic image that turns when the bill bends.

Less known signs

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Combining images. In fact, this is a special drawing, in which the constituent elements are located on opposite sides of the bill. But if we look at it light, then they will coincide, forming one whole.
Orel printing. By this name is understood the totalitythin lines that change their color without visible interruptions of printing and the imposition of paints. It should be noted that such an effect can not be achieved by methods of conventional multicolour printing.
Stamping with foil. A drawing made using this material, layered on a bill.
Special moiré stripes. They have different color scale, if you tilt the banknote.
Optical variable paint. Changes the spectrum of the displayed waves, depending on the viewing angle.

Here's how to check bills for authenticity, without having any sophisticated technical means.

Machine-readable features

This is a series of characteristics and features of banknotes, on the basis of which the machines decide whether they have genuine bills or not.

The size of the banknote. Dimensions of banknotes can not be regarded as protectiveattribute. But nevertheless many detectors check this parameter first. Due to this, they reject scraps of bills, foreign objects or simply folded money. This characteristic helps to recognize a specific currency and its value. To determine the size, the optical method and scanning in light are used.
Visible image. The external image of the bill is scanned inspecial light. The disadvantage of the machines is that they do not check the whole surface, but only certain zones. Although photodetector rulers can correct this shortcoming.

Working with light and fields

Another way to determine the authenticity.

Infrared image. This is one of the main characteristics. When banknotes are printed, metameric colors are used for them. And with infrared illumination clearly visible light and dark objects in the image. Also in IR the machine can recognize protective tapes, metallized elements, watermarks, for example the emblem of the bank of Russia. Infrared lighting allows you to determine the optical density of paper, which is used as a sign of authenticity.
Ultraviolet labels. They are applied by phosphors. They can be seen only under ultraviolet light. Phosphors are covered with protective fibers. During the check, you must also follow the paper. If it does not have a background glow, this also serves as proof that the bill is genuine.
Magnetic tags. Paints are applied to the bills. But not ordinary, but special, which has magnetic characteristics. The tags are divided into soft and hard. The former lose their magnetic properties after the external field is turned off, and the rigid ones retain this characteristic for a long time.

Special items

These are quite interesting, unusual and little-known protection mechanisms.

Special element "AND". It is an anti-Stokes phosphor. Its peculiarity is that it can radiate luminescence. The wavelength exceeds the exciting radiation.
Special element "M". Its specificity is distinctive from the majoritysimilar types of paints absorption coefficient in various areas of the infrared spectrum. That is, if you cover a bill covered with this substance, with different lights, you will get the impression that the element is flashing.
Secret signs. A number of characteristics that are used to determine the authenticity. They are kept secret to make life difficult for counterfeiters. The signs can only be checked by the Central Bank.

Check of money resources

Let's say we have 5,000 bills. And it was decided to test it. Suddenly it turned out that there was no definite defense. What to do? Is everything so bad? Doing premature conclusions early. If there is not one or even several complex protections, then this does not mean anything. It can erase over time, or the examiner has too little experience for a qualitative test. To verify this, it is enough to go to the nearest payment terminal and send it to your bank account. If everything happened without problems, the nerves were wasted. Therefore, a bill of 5,000 or any other can be real. If the ticket of the bank of Russia was not accepted - this is already problematic. You should apply to the police, remember all the details of getting the banknote in your hands. After all, it is not yet known how many such tickets the bank of Russia is preparing for a reset.

Handicraft method

This is the logical conclusion to thisan article that examined how to check money for authenticity. The very matter of counterfeiting, of course, causes condemnation. But finally I would like to talk about boasting. There is an opinion that it is beyond the power to make money in an artisan way identical to the official ones. Despite this, a certain Omega has forged a currency for quite some time already. How do we know that these are fakes? The fact is that Omega's products are identical to those issued by the US Treasury. With one small exception: the letters Omega are always located in the inner space R in the word dollaR.