As long as the 1000-yuan banknote is illuminated against the light, you can see the hidden watermark and 1000 hidden words.

(Photo by reporter Chen Meiying)

[Reporter Chen Meiying/Taipei Report] Recently, a counterfeit banknote group took advantage of the busy time before the Lunar New Year to use counterfeit banknotes to defraud.

Deng Yanda, director of the Central Bank's Issuance Bureau, pointed out that the counterfeit banknotes that flowed out this time were reprinted one by one, and the quality was very poor. People can easily catch them if they look carefully.

Deng Yanda said that the anti-counterfeiting function of NT dollars is good. So far, the counterfeit banknotes seized by the police and government units are not highly imitated.

The anti-counterfeiting designs used in current banknotes in circulation include: gravure printing, watermarks, color-changing inks, window security lines, hidden characters, light and shadow changing foils, etc. Turn" simple three principles can identify authenticity.

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Deng Yanda said that the Central Bank and the police have been in possession of information about counterfeit banknotes for a while, and the police have also targeted specific individuals; these counterfeit banknotes are rough in manufacture, have no light and shadow changes, the foil is not bright, and there is no gravure printing to the touch. The quality is very poor. Take a closer look, you can easily catch it.

The central bank reiterated that the law stipulates that heavy penalties will be imposed on criminal acts of counterfeiting New Taiwan dollars.

According to Article 3 of the "Regulations on the Punishment of Obstructing the National Currency", those who forge or alter currency notes are serious and shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than 10 years. , Banknotes, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years.

If the public discovers the manufacture, sale, and intentional use of counterfeit banknotes, they can report to the police and investigation agencies. If the case is solved, the central bank will issue a bonus to the informant at its discretion. The maximum bonus for reporting will be 2.5 million yuan.

In addition to continuing to actively cooperate with the police, inspection and investigation agencies to crack down on illegal currency counterfeiting, the central bank will distribute NTD anti-counterfeit leaflets in major shopping districts for reference by merchants and the public, and call for more attention to counterfeit banknote identification to protect their own rights and interests.

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