Euro notes are designed to be one of the most difficult currencies to forge, they have a number of notable features which aim to discourage counterfeiting. Genuine Euro notes have a number of features including:
Coloured ink – the EU flag in the top-left should appear green and orange when held under UV light.
The ‘EURION’ constellation – the dots on the front face of the €10 note are of a deliberate design which means some photocopiers will refuse to copy it .
Watermarks – not only the traditional one on the left, but also a ‘digital one’ embedded onto the print of the page, programs such as Photoshop are programmed to refuse. There are also marks that show up only under infrared light.
Security thread – Holding notes up to the light, you should see a ‘thread’ interwoven into the note, down the middle of the note.
Magnetic ink – Notes like the €20 are printed with magnetic ink in some parts (such as one of the church windows).
Micro-printing – The €5 note features a bar on which the word E
Bar code – Holding the note up to the light you will see a barcode to the right of the watermark. The width of the codes on this indicates the note.
Checksum – The serial number of each note is preceded by a letter. If you
