Top 10 Hidden Secret Security Features of Your Money

Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Your money is riddled with secret security features you probably have never noticed. Prepare to be amazed as We take a look at 10 of the more ingenious and lesser known hidden security features on your money!
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Featuring… EURion Constellation – Otherwise known as Omron rings or doughnuts, this security protocol consists of five small rings printed in contrasting inks which depict the pattern of the Orion constellation. These designs are often repeated many times in different configurations, and can be prominently seen on many Euro banknotes – hence the portmanteau EURion. Microprinting – Another useful security precaution, this technique involves – as the name suggests – printing designs at a near microscopic level, the idea being that the smaller the characters, the harder it would be for all but the most advanced printers and scanners to duplicate, and invariably result in blurry or distorted text. Microtext, as it is commonly called, is so small that only specially designed printers are able to pull it off, and tend to use a special ink called MICR, or Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. Embossing indentation – Just to throw a monkey wrench in the plans of potential counterfeiters, many mints also like to include embossing in the production of their bills, especially for higher denominations. substrate – As a result of the printing process, which subjects notes to many thousands of pounds of pressure, it also contributes to a ‘crisp’ texture that can’t be achieved by simple run-of-the-mill paper. Colour Shifting Inks – Almost all modern currencies also implement colour shifting ink in the printing of their money. Also called ‘optically variable ink’, it’s designed to refract light at different frequencies, depending on which angle it is viewed from. On the American $50 bill, for example, the number 50 switches between copper or bright green depending on how you tilt the bill to the eye. Red And Blue Fibers – Since 1879 a single company, Crane & Co., has been responsible for producing the ‘rag’ paper which American money is printed on. Planchettes – Another clever security feature that occurs during the manufacturing process is the inclusion of planchettes. Chopmarks – Chopmarks are an older anti-counterfeiting technique which became very popular in China during its expansion in the 1700’s, but they still show up occasionally on other contemporary currencies. Transparent Window – With a number of countries switching to money made of polymer, one prominent security feature is the presence of transparent windows in bills and these are nearly irreproducible. Kolour Optik Technology – Although not yet on the market, this is a security feature that will hopefully appear on currency in the near future, and was too cool not to include.