The central bank reminds the public to "take a look" under the light to see if there is a hidden watermark and the hidden word "1000" when receiving a thousand-yuan bill.

(Photo by reporter Chen Meiying)

[Reporter Chen Meiying/Taipei Report] According to newspaper reports, recently, counterfeit thousand-yuan banknotes numbered "HR484268XD" have been circulating in many counties and cities in Taiwan, and vendors have been victimized.

The central bank pointed out that the counterfeit banknotes were imitated by photocopying or printing, without watermarks and hidden characters, and the strip-shaped foil film had no light and shadow change effect, and had no embossed touch of ink lines.

The public can distinguish the authenticity through the three simple principles of "look at it", "touch it", and "turn it around", so there is no need to panic.

The central bank pointed out that the "HR484268XD" 1000-yuan counterfeit banknotes that have recently flowed into the market were found to be imitations by photocopying or printing. "Printing Factory", "Teaching Printing Factory", "Magic Bank" or "Toy Banknotes", etc., are judged to be produced under the guise of "stationery" and "magic props", and are used by criminals or speculators as banknotes. cheat.

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Central bank officials said that the production methods of these counterfeit banknotes are quite clumsy, with rough materials, no watermarks and hidden words, no light and shadow changing effects on the strip-shaped foil film, and no embossed touch of ink lines.

The public can distinguish the authenticity through the three simple principles of "look at it", "touch it", and "turn it around".

The first step is to take a look, whether it is a thousand-yuan banknote or a hundred-yuan banknote, the watermark in the blank space of the banknote can be seen when viewed against the light; when viewed at a 15-degree angle, the pattern on the lower right corner of the front of the banknote will emerge "1000" or "100" numbers.

The second step is to "touch it". Touch the numbers and characters on the front of the banknote with your hands, and you can feel the ink lines protruding from the paper.

The third part, "Turn around", turn the banknote lightly, the number "1000" in the lower left corner of the front and the upper left corner of the back will change in gold and green; the strip-shaped foil film on the right side of the front and the window-shaped security line on the back will show colorful light and shadow changes Effect.

In order to maintain the security of national currency credit and cash transactions, the central bank once again reminds stores and the public that the New Year is approaching, please pay more attention to the identification of counterfeit banknotes. The subsidiary actively investigates counterfeit currency cases, and conducts inspection work in New Year's Street, various markets, convenience stores and other places.

The central bank reiterated that the law clearly stipulates that the crime of counterfeiting New Taiwan dollars will be severely punished. According to Article 3 of the "Regulations on the Punishment of Harming 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; Article 196 of the Criminal Law of the Republic of China, the use of counterfeit or altered currency and banknotes shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years. Please do not try your luck.

If the public finds counterfeit banknotes, please report them to the local police agencies. If a counterfeit case is detected, the Bank will issue a bonus to the informant according to regulations.

The plum blossom watermark and the hidden word "100" can also be clearly seen on the hundred-yuan banknote under the light.

(Photo by reporter Chen Meiying)

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