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Salient features common to all types of notes
Paper genuine is printed on a very special kind of paper which
is rough when yourun your fingers thru it. It does not glow under
the ultraviolet light. Duringmanufacture, the watermark, security
fibers, security threads and iridescent bandare included.
Watermark is the silhouette of the portrait appearing on the
face of thenote. Sharp details of the light and shadow effect can
be seen when the noteis viewed against the light.
Security fibers embedded red and blue visible fibers are
scattered atrandom on both surfaces and can readily picked off by
means of any pointedinstrument.
Embedded security thread a special thread implanted vertically
offcenter of the note during manufacture. It appears a broken line
for 5s 10s20s and continuous line for 50s up.
Windowed security thread a narrow security thread vertically
locatedlike stitches at the face of the note with clear text of the
numerical value inrepeated sequence and changes color from magenta
to green, green tomagenta depending on the angle of the view.
Iridescent band a wide glistening gold vertical stripe with the
numericalvalue printed in series
Printing the registry of the different printed features are well
defined, sharp anddistinct. The fingers can readily feel the main
prints on the front and back relativelynew notes brought about by
the measurable thickness of ink deposited on the paperwhich gives
the print an embossed effect.
Portrait shadings are formed by the fine lines that give the
portrait acharacteristic facial expression which extremely
difficult to replicate.
Serial number composed of 1 to 2 prefix and 6or 7 digits which
are clearlyprinted. The letters and numerals are uniform in size
and thickness, evenlyspaced and well aligned and glow under the
ultra violet light.
Background/lacework design the background design are made up
ofmulti-colored and well defined lines. The lacework designs are
composed ofline, web like crisscrossing lines which are continuous
and traceable even atthe intersection.
Vignette the lines and dashes composing a vignette are fine
distinct andsharp. The varying color tone gives a vivid look to the
picture that makes itstand out of the paper.
Color genuine notes have multi colored background with one
predominantcolor for each denomination. The shifting of color in
the background design isgradual.
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Value panel numerals found in the four corners in front and back
of thenote denoting the denomination.
Add-on special features
Fluorescent printing is the visible numerical value that appears
off centerof the face of the note and glows when exposed to
ultraviolet light.
Micro-printing are the minute and finely printed words BSP/CBP
located atthe face or back of the note that are clearly printed and
readable.
Concealed value (500) it is located at the lower left corner of
the face ofthe note and is recognizable when the note is held at
eye level.
Optically variable ink a special characteristic of the 1000 bill
which
changes color from green to blue and blue to green when the note
is held at
different angles.
Code of the blind an embossed design on the upper left corner of
the 200
bills particularly to assist optically handicapped person.
