Banknotes and coins

Security features

Euro banknotes incorporate highly advanced security features to facilitate recognition of genuine banknotes, which, by contrast, will help in the detection of counterfeit notes with a minimum of attention.

TOUCH

• Paper
• Raised print

LOOK

• Watermark
• Security thread
• Portrait window
• See-through number

TURN

• Portrait hologram
• Glossy stripe
• Emerald number
• Color-changing number
• Portrait window
• Satellite hologram

Check your banknotes