This extra security measure was originally added to provide a quick way for bar owners one of the businesses most commonly targeted to dispose of counterfeit bills to check the legitimacy of a bill.
Fake money under uv light.
Identifying counterfeit us currency.
While it is visible with a back light this stripe becomes illuminated when a uv light is held over it.
Glass will have no glow at all.
A quick primer on uv light.
16 uv light in science and industry.
Uv light comes primarily from the sun but there are also man made sources of uv light including tanning beds and the currently buzzed about uv disinfection lamps.
Watch these incredible banknotes come to life under uv light.
The way uv detectors work is simple yet very clever.
The ultimate test is to put the bill under a uv or black light and make sure the bill glows the correct color.
All us denominations except the 1 have a uv stripe embedded in the banknotes paper fabric.
Know that cubic zirconia will glow mustard yellow under a uv light.
Uv scanners are commonly used to detect counterfeit banknotes.
Including the united states dollar pound sterling new zealand dollar east caribbean dollar.