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How to detect Euro
Fake
Security features: Various security features
have been incorporated into the
euro banknotes. They will help
you to recognise a genuine
banknote at a glance.
Feel the raised
print special printing
processes give banknotes their
unique feel.
-
Paper
(1)
-
Raised
print (2)
Paper
-
Genuine 
The banknote paper consists
of pure cotton, which feels
crisp and firm (not limp or
waxy).
Raised print
Special printing makes the
ink feel raised or thicker in
the main image, the lettering
and the value numerals on the
front of the banknotes. To feel
the raised print, run your
finger over it or scratch it
gently with your fingernail.
Look at the
banknote and hold it against the
light: the watermark, the
security thread and the
see-through number will then be
visible. All three features can
be seen from the front and back
of genuine banknotes.
Look
- See-through number (1)
- Watermark (2)
- Security thread (3)
- Perforations (4)
To see
the
security
features
of the
banknotes,
please
click on
one of
the
images
on the
right.
See-through
number
Genuine
Genuine
Counterfeit 
Marks printed in the top corner of the banknote, on both sides, combine perfectly to form the value numeral. You can see the complete number when holding the banknote against the light.
Watermark
Genuine
Genuine
Counterfeit
The watermark is produced by varying the thickness of the paper. It appears when you hold the banknote against the light. If you put the banknote on a dark surface the light areas become darker. This effect is very easy to see in the value watermark.
Security thread
Genuine
Counterfeit
The security thread is embedded in the banknote paper. Hold the banknote against the light - the thread will appear as a dark stripe. The word "EURO" and the value can be seen in tiny letters on the stripe.
Perforations
Genuine
Hold the banknote against the light. In the hologram you will see perforations which form the symbol. You can also see small numbers showing the value.
Tilt the
banknote: on the front, you can
see the shifting image on the
hologram. On the back, you can
see the glossy stripe (on the
5, 10 and 20 banknotes) or
the colour-changing number (on
the 50, 100, 200 and 500
banknotes).
 Tilt
-
Hologram
patch (50,
100, 200,
500) (1)
-
Colour-changing
number (50,
100, 200,
500) (2)
To see the security features of the banknotes, please click on one of
the images on the
right.
Hologram patch
(50, 100, 200,
500)
Genuine
Counterfeit
Tilt the
banknote
the
hologram
image
will
change
between
the
value
and a
window
or
doorway.
In the
background,
you can
see
rainbow-coloured
concentric
circles
of tiny
letters
moving
from the
centre
to the
edges of
the
patch.
Colour-changing
number (50, 100,
200, 500)
Genuine
Genuine
Tilt the
banknote
the
value
numeral
on the
back
will
change
colour
from
purple
to olive
green or
brown.
Additional features
-
Check
with a
magnifying
glass (1)
-
Check
with an
ultraviolet
lamp (2)
To see the
security features of
the banknotes,
please click on one
of the images on the
right.
Check with a
magnifying glass
Genuine
Counterfeit
Microprinting
On some
areas of
the
banknote
you can
see tiny
writing,
e.g.
inside
the
"EYPΩ"
(EURO in
Greek
characters)
on the
front.
You will
need a
magnifying
glass to
see it.
The
microprinting
is sharp
(not
blurred).
Check with an
ultraviolet lamp
Under UV
light
- the
paper
itself
does not
glow.
-
fibres
embedded
in the
paper
appear,
coloured
red,
blue and
green.
- the
flag of
the
European
Union
looks
green
and has
orange
stars.
- the
signature
of the
ECB
President
turns
green.
- the
large
stars
and
small
circles
on the
front
glow.
The map,
bridge
and
value
numeral
on the
back
appear
in
yellow.
Always check several
features. It only takes a few
seconds to check a banknote.
Just feel it, look at it and
tilt it.
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