Get To Know The Differences Of Original And Fake Money, Pay Attention To These Three Aspects

Illustration of IDR 100,000 denominations (Photo from Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - There are still many cases of counterfeit money circulating in Indonesia. Panji Ahmad, Deputy Head of Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative, said that throughout 2022 the largest counterfeit money (upal) was revealed in Sukoharjo, Central Java, last October.

Given the rampant upal, people are also wondering about the difference between real and fake money. BI urges the public to be careful and participate in preventing the circulation of counterfeit money. Especially in the days of the entry of political years, the possibility of potential upal circulation.

The circulation of counterfeit money is detrimental or targets the lower middle class. To avoid various risks and losses due to upal, everyone needs to know how to distinguish real and fake money.

BI once said that the nominal amount of money that was most counterfeited was the Rp100,000 banknote. Marlison Hakim, Executive Director, Head of the BI Money Management Department, said there are three things that can be used as a measure to distinguish real money from counterfeit.

Here are three aspects to distinguish between real and counterfeit money:

Marlison said that in the new version of the paper there is a new safety thread.

The safety thread, which is called microlenses, is claimed to be the highest, new, and best technology ever applied to IDR 75,000 denominations.

"We changed our safety thread because our previous safety thread has been 20 years. So this is an important moment for us to replace the special safety thread at Rp. 100,000 and Rp. 50,000 because microlenses can change and move, that's what we highlighted," said Marlison in an online Taklimat Media in December 2022.

Marlison also revealed that the new banknote is also equipped with ultrashock security on a number of sides. For example, in the Rp50,000 denomination, if you look at using an ultrathrest light, you can see elements of batik and interest behind the money. In the Rp100,000 denomination, you will see a picture of the Indonesian archipelago on.

"The next break, if we turn on the ultra-violet, will come out of the color of the hero's area. For example, Djuanda in the Rp 50,000 currency, he is from West Java, so when he is worn with the ultra-violet lights, the island of Java is brighter than the others. So is it," said Marlison.

In the new banknote, there is also color printing technology that can move on a number of images in the money. This technology is called Optically Variable Magnetic (OVMI).

"This is also one of the most easily known safety elements by the public. Namely by placing the flower image on the far left, OVMI's printing technique, namely changing color with moving dynamics, which when you look at moving and changing color. This is the latest technology," said Marlison.

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