The 1,000-ruble denomination is the most popular in Russia, and therefore the most frequently counterfeited. About 90% of the counterfeits that Russian banks reveal every year fall on this particular banknote. In order to protect this banknote, the Bank of Russia has already issued three versions of a 1,000 ruble note. Now banknotes of the 1997 model and two of their modifications - 2004 and 2010 are in circulation. All of them are solvent, but as they wear out, the old-style banknotes were withdrawn from circulation, and now the main share in circulation is occupied by banknotes of 2010.
Instructions
Step 1
The size of this bill is 157 * 69mm. All three variations of the banknote have the same design, dedicated to the city of Yaroslavl. On the front side there is a monument to Yaroslav the Wise and a chapel, on the back side there is a bell tower and the Church of John the Baptist. The main color of the banknote is blue-green, gray has appeared in the new sample, and the blue color of the reverse side has become more saturated.
Step 2
The denomination has a combined watermark consisting of a halftone (the head of the monument to Y. the Wise) and a filigree (number 1000). On a genuine banknote, the filigree watermark has lighter areas (in comparison with a halftone watermark and banknote paper), as well as dark strokes that set off the numbers and create a three-dimensional effect.
Step 3
A metallized security thread is embedded in the paper of the bill. It is worth paying attention to the fact that this thread, 5 mm wide, is precisely embedded, and not glued to the banknote (as is often the case with counterfeits). It depicts the repeating numbers "1000" separated by rhombuses.
Step 4
The same applies to the security fibers located throughout the banknote: two-color (alternating areas of red and blue) and gray. They, like the security thread, must be embedded in the bill, and not just drawn.
Step 5
If you look closely, you can see that the background image of the building to the right of the chapel (on the front side) is made by a special raster - it is formed by separate small graphic elements (the number 1000 and the text "Yaroslavl").
Step 6
Some elements of the banknote have raised reliefs that can be perceived by touch, namely: the inscription "Ticket of the Bank of Russia" (on the right), the emblem of the Bank of Russia (on the left), thin embossed strokes (on the left and right edges of the banknote), as well as a special mark for people with visual impairments (in the lower left part of the front side of the banknote).
Step 7
Another feature of a genuine 1,000 ruble bill is micro-perforation. Holding the banknote to the light source, you can see the image of the denomination of the banknote - the number 1000. It is formed by rows of micro-holes. Despite this, the surface of the bill in this place should not be rough, because on genuine banknotes, these holes are made using a laser. Whereas counterfeiters use clichés with small needles to make micro-holes. Such fake micro-perforation is palpable.
