How to identify a FAKE NOTE in Kenya …… IMPORTANT message from CBK1.P ortrait Wat ermark A three dimensional p ortrait of a lion’s head c anbe seen when the note is held up to the light. The wat ermark has a three dimensional appear ance with areas in varying tones of dark and light. Below the wat ermark is the value num eral of the b anknote. This numb erc anbe seen when the note is held up to the light. Both the p ortrait and value num eral depict some brightness when held up to the light. 2.S erial Numb ers The s erial numb ering style is asymmetrical and has progressively larg erdigits in adjacent positions. One set of s erial numb ers appear h orizontally, the oth erv ertically. The v ertical s erial numb ers on the left h and side of the b anknote glows und erUV light 3.See Through Feature Each of the b anknotes has a see through feature which f orms a p erfect complete eleph ant when held up to the light. When looked at from one side, the image does not f orm any recognizable feature unless when looked at up to the light. 4.Security Thread All genuine b anknotes have a distinct int erwoven thread running v ertically down the right h and side of the notes. When held up to the light, the thread appears as a continuous line andit shows a s eries of text featuring the denomination num eral of the note and the lett ers CBK. The current gen eration of b anknotes features two types of threads:- 5.F orthe 1,000 and 500 shillings denominations, the thread is thick er and p ortrays a colour shift when viewed at angles. 6.The 50, 100 and 200 shilling denominations have a thinn erthread silv erin colour and do not depict any colour shifts when viewed at angles
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 03:38:14 +0000
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