Sigfredo Sabado

Ar-Jay Segura

There are some ways how you can determine if your money is fake or not. Here are some ways:

1.Look at the money you are receiving. Carefully inspect it for any strange colors, marks, or texture. Do not assume that a different color, texture, or design is simply a mistake made at the treasury. The bills there are all made the same based on the denomination.

2. Compare the bill you suspect to be counterfeit with the a real bill of the same denomination and series. Make sure the portrait, federal reserve and treasury seals, paper, border, and serial numbers all look alike. Once inspection is done thoroughly, counterfeit bills are easily detected.

3. Pay attention to the paper and the quality of the print on the paper. You will be able to detect if a bill is simply worn and tattered. There are marked differences between the quality of paper in real and counterfeit bills. Real bills have red and blue lines within the paper. Counterfeit bills have the same red and blue lines, but they are actually printed on the paper.

4. Look for the differences in two bills, not the similarities. Many people looking at the similarities are unable to detect the differences. But if you look for the differences first, you will be able to find the counterfeit bill easier.

The following are just additional informations to know if your money is fake or not……

PaperThe paper feels rough when fingers are run through it. Genuine peso bills also do not glow under ultraviolet light.

Security FibersVisible red and blue fibers are embedded and scattered at random on both surfaces of a genuine bill. These can also be picked off easily by using any pointed instrument.

ColorEach peso note has a predominant color:

1,000-piso – Blue 500-piso – Yellow 200-piso – Green 100-piso – Mauve 50-piso – Red 20-piso – Orange

(a) WatermarkThe watermark is the silhouette of the portrait on the face of the note. When viewed against the light, details of the light and shadow effect of the watermark can be seen. The contours of the watermarked portrait can also be felt by running the fingers over the design.

(b) Embedded Security ThreadThis is a special thread vertically embedded off center of the peso note. This is easily seen when the bill is viewed against the light. It appears as a broken line for Php 5, Php 10 and Php 20 bills and a straight line for Php 50, Php 100, Php 200, Php 500 and Php 1,000 bills.

(c) Windowed Security ThreadThis is a narrow thread located vertically like stitches on the note. It has a cleartext of the numerical value in repeated sequence. Depending on the angle view, it changes in color from magenta to green and vice-versa.

(d) Iridescent BandThe Iridescent Band is a glistening gold vertical stripe on the side of a note with the numerical value printed on it.

(e) PortraitThe portraits on the notes appear life-like especially since the eyes seem to “sparkle.” Shadings are formed by the fine lines that give the portrait a characteristic facial expression which is difficult to replicate.

(f) Serial NumberThe Serial Number is composed of 1 or 2 prefix letters and 6 or 7 digits. It is printed with uniform size and thickness, evenly spaced, and well-aligned. It also glows under ultraviolet light.

(g) Background / Lacework DesignThe background designs are made up of multicolored and well defined lines. The lacework designs are composed of web-crisscrossing lines which are continuous and traceable even at the intersection.

(h) VignetteThe lines and dashes of the vignette are fine, distinct, and sharp. The varying color tone gives a vivid look to the picture making it “stand out” of the paper.

(i) Value PanelThese are the numerals found at the four corners of the back and front surfaces of the note. They denote the denomination of the bill.

(j) Fluorescent PrintingAn invisible numerical value on the face of the note that glows under ultraviolet light.

(k) MicroprintingThese are minute and finely printed — but clearly printed and readable — words “Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas” or “Central Bank of the Philippines” located at the face or back of the note.

(l) Concealed ValuePhp 500 notes have a Concealed Value located at the lower left corner on the front side of the note recognizable when the note is held at eye level.

(m) Optically Variable InkPhp 1,000 notes have Optically Variable Ink that changes color from green to blue and vice-versa when the note is viewed in different angles.

Thank you for listening and viewing