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Circular No. 2: Counterfeit 200 Euro Banknote

The Palestine Monetary Authority, referencing a warning from the Ministry of Interior’s General Police Directorate, issued Circular No. 2 to alert all operating banks about counterfeit 200 Euro banknotes circulating in the region. The directive mandates that financial institutions immediately disseminate the attached forensic verification guidelines to all staff to ensure heightened vigilance during cash handling. The circular details critical anti-counterfeiting features for detection, specifically highlighting watermark shadow variation under transmitted and oblique lighting, color-shifting ink on the numeral "200", and distinct ultraviolet fluorescence reactions.

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Palestine Monetary Authority

PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY

Circular No. (2/2015)
To all banks operating in Palestine
Date: Monday, January 05, 2015

Subject: Counterfeit 200 Euro Banknote

Attached for your information is a warning issued by the Ministry of Interior / General Police Directorate regarding a counterfeit 200 Euro banknote. Please disseminate this to your staff to exercise caution and vigilance.

Supervision and Inspection Department
Palestine Monetary Authority

Enclosure: Ministry of Interior warning regarding the same.

Ramallah - Palestine P.O. Box 452 | Tel: +970 2 2415250 | Fax: +970 2 2409922 Gaza - Palestine P.O. Box 4026 | Tel: +970 8 2825292 | Fax: +970 8 2844487 Email: info@pma.ps Ramallah - Palestine P.O. Box 452 | Tel: +970 2 2415250 | Fax: +970 2 2409922 Gaza - Palestine P.O. Box 4026 | Tel: +970 8 2825292 | Fax: +970 8 2844487 Email: info@pma.ps www.pma.ps

State of Palestine

Ministry of Interior

General Police Directorate

Forensic Science Laboratory

Document Examination Section

State of Palestine
Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Forensic Science Laboratory
Document Examination Section

(Warning No. 1/2014)

Subject: Counterfeit 200 Euro Banknote.

The counterfeit banknote has the same size and dimensions as the genuine one. Below, we present images of the specifications of the genuine banknote surrounded by a green border, and the specifications of the counterfeit banknote surrounded by a red border.

  • Watermark under transmitted light:

The original watermark shows shadow variation The original watermark shows shadow variation.

The image here shows no shadow variation because it is printed The image here shows no shadow variation because it is printed.

  • Watermark under oblique light:

The watermark does not appear at all when viewing the paper from the side or using oblique lighting because it was produced by printing, not by varying paper density, and lacks the three-dimensional feature The watermark does not appear at all when viewing the paper from the side or using oblique lighting because it was produced by printing, not by varying paper density, and lacks the three-dimensional feature.

When viewing the paper from the side or using a light source at an oblique angle, the correct watermark appears three-dimensional on the paper because it was produced by varying paper density, not by printing on the paper When viewing the paper from the side or using a light source at an oblique angle, the correct watermark appears three-dimensional on the paper because it was produced by varying paper density, not by printing on the paper.

E-mail: F.S.L@police.sec.ps
Phone: 022969930
Ramallah - Ein al-Majd, General Police Directorate Headquarters Switchboard: 2593/2592/2591

State of Palestine

Ministry of Interior

General Police Directorate

Forensic Science Laboratory

Document Examination Section

State of Palestine
Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Forensic Science Laboratory
Document Examination Section

  • Color-shifting ink:
    When viewing the number (200) on the original banknote, the color changes.

The ink does not change color (fixed) The ink does not change color (fixed).

The ink changes color
The ink changes color.

  • Banknote reaction to ultraviolet light:

The hidden image in security ink contains a single color component in orange The hidden image in security ink contains a single color component in orange.

The hidden image in security ink contains color components in red and green The hidden image in security ink contains color components in red and green.

E-mail: F.S.L@police.sec.ps
Phone: 022969930
Ramallah - Ein al-Majd, General Police Directorate Headquarters Switchboard: 2593/2592/2591

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