Today counterfeiting is widespread in all countries that have their own currency. In Russia, 1000 and 5000 ruble bills are mainly counterfeited. Although the majority of counterfeits are detected in banks, a citizen needs to know how to determine the authenticity of a bill in order not to become an object of fraud.
It is necessary
Hands, eyes, water, magnifier, light
Instructions
Step 1
Take the bill in your hands and examine it carefully in good lighting. If the paper from which it is made has a gloss, glare, it means that you are holding a counterfeit. Authentic banknotes are not made from glossy paper.
Step 2
Moisten or moisten the banknote If there is a smear of the dye, in other words, if the dye smears on the banknote - this is a sure sign of a counterfeit.
Step 3
Take the bill in your hands, bend it several times and easily run it along the fold with your fingernail - on counterfeit bills, poor-quality paint will peel off at the folds even with a slight impact on it.
Step 4
Examine the edges of the bill carefully. As a rule, the most common counterfeit banknotes are glued together from 2 layers of tissue paper. If the bill is counterfeit, then on closer examination (a magnifying glass may come in handy here), you can see the paper peeling at the corners.
Step 5
Examine the paper for light. Pay attention to the security "diving" thread (a dashed silver stripe at the edge of the bill). For genuine banknotes, in the light, this broken line forms a continuous stripe. For counterfeits, it is applied with silver paint on the surface of the reverse side of the banknote, therefore, when examining the counterfeit banknote through the light, there is no coincidence of the “silver” thread on the reverse side with the line drawn on the inner layer of the paper.
Step 6
Look at the bill again at the gap. On the front side of the bill, you will see a number indicating its denomination, made with micro holes. If the micro-holes look indistinct or uneven, and also feel like bumps or roughness on the bill, then this is another sign of counterfeiting.
Step 7
Take a look at the watermarks. To do this, once again look at the bill in the light. On the front side of the banknote there is an inscription "BANK OF RUSSIA TICKET". On the right side of the front side, in the gap, a watermark will be visible - the image of this bill, on the left - a watermark depicting the denomination of the bill. The absence of watermarks or their incorrect location is a sign of a forged bill.
Step 8
Feel the bill. For people with impaired vision, the image relief is provided on genuine banknotes. In particular, the inscription "BANK OF RUSSIA TICKET" can be felt with your fingertips. On the fake, the relief of the text and marks for people with impaired vision is absent.
Step 9
Take a bill of large denomination (1000 or 5000 rubles) and bring it to the light source so that its rays fall at an angle on the coat of arms of the city depicted on the bill. If the bill is genuine, then the coat of arms will begin to sparkle. If you are holding a fake, the drawing will not change color.
