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SECURITY REPORT
Beware of FAKE NEW Philippine Peso Bills: Counterfeits Abound BSP July 22, 2011

The public is being warned about fake Philippine peso bills. Counterfeits of the new Philippine Peso bills have been discovered by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and these may fool many of our kababayans who are not yet familiar with the new bill. However, the BSP says the counterfeits can easily be detected because they seem to be just colored photocopies of the original.

The BSP has not yet fully issued the new Philippine peso bills and yet counterfeits abound. The BSP discovered counterfeits of the P20, P50, and P100 bills. However, authorities believe that the public can tell the original and fake bills apart. Still, the public is warned and, at the same time, encouraged to study the security features of the new Philippine peso bills so as not to be fooled. 1 Sentinel Integrated Services, Inc.
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Previous security features like the security threads and watermarks are from the old bills are still present in the new ones. But a new security feature has been added that will further differentiate the authentic from the fake Philippine peso bills. And it can be seen, and felt, almost immediately when touched.

The new generation Philippine banknotes, incorporates the latest available technology in banknotes security. The New Philippine banknotes or peso bills are not smooth but a little bit rough to touch because they are made of cotton and Philippine Abaca.

The serial numbers of the new Philippine Peso bills are composed of one or two prefix letters and six to seven digit in asymmetric or increasing size.

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Red and blue fibers embedded in the banknote paper glow under ultra violet light. You can see this glow when you use a money detector device.

Notice the glow of the red and blue fibers under ultra violet light. The watermark shows the shadow image of the portrait and the banknote's denomination on the blank space when viewed against the light from either side of the note.

Denomination appears on the watermark beside the shadow image. (right photo).

The word Filipino written in Philippine ancient "Baybayin" alphabet can be seen in its complete form when banknote is viewed against the light.

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When the banknote is rotated in 45 degrees and tilted downwards, a concealed denominational value can be seen super-embossed on the smaller version of the portrait.

Viewed against the light, both the 20 peso and the 50 peso notes have embedded 2mm wide Security Threads that can be seen with the banknote is held against the light.

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A 4mm wide stitch-like metallic security thread can be seen in 100, 200, 500 and 1000 peso notes.

When viewed from different angles, the color of the 4mm wide metallic security thread changes from red to green.

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The front of the thread carries in clear text the initials of the BSP together with the numeric denomination in repeated series.

Likewise at the back of the security thread is printed the initials of the BSP in repeated series.

The 500 and 1000 peso bank notes now have the optically variable device patch, reflective foil.

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For the 500 peso, the reflective coil bares the image of the small BSP logo and the Blue-naped Parrot.

While the 1000 peso bill, the reflective coil carries the image of the small BSP logo and the south-sea pearl.

The reflective coil patches changes its color from red to green when the note (peso bill) is rotated 90 degrees. 7 Sentinel Integrated Services, Inc.
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A security feature exclusive for the 1000 peso bill is the optically variable ink for the embossed denomination value on the lower right corner of the face of the bill. It changes color from green to blue when viewed from different angles.

All these security features are in the Philippine banknotes (peso bills) to make it difficult for counterfeiters to copy but easier for the public to identify what is genuine and what is not.

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