“Attention: counterfeit 50 euro notes in circulation”, warns Lommel police

“You can feel the difference between counterfeit money and real money”, the Lommel police gives as a tip. With real euro notes, you will feel a relief when mentioning the European Central Bank, the face value and the building. “You can also look,” the police continued. “For example, there is the watermark with the image of the building, the security thread in the middle of the note and the see-through register. This refers to the at first sight incomplete printout of the value on the top left of the note. But if you leave light shine through, and the full figure will appear.”

You can also see the difference by tilting the note, because then the hologram with hidden printing becomes visible. “You can see three elements in it: the euro symbol, the face value of the note and the twelve stars of the Euro countries,” the police said. When tilting, you can also perceive other colors. “With 5, 10 and 20 euro notes, you see the colors of the rainbow when you tilt the note. With a 50 euro note, the color changes from olive green to brown,” according to the police.

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