FAS | Intelligence | GAO Reports |||| Index | Search | Counterfeit U.S. Currency Abroad: Issues and U.S. Deterrence Efforts (Letter Report, 02/26/96, GAO/GGD-96-11) Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on counterfeiting of U.S. currency abroad and U.S. efforts to deter these activities. GAO found that: (1) counterfeit U.S. currency is used for economic gain and illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, arms sales, and terrorist activity; (2) th ...

Fluorescent and Ultraviolet Properties of Bank Notes Now we come to the fluorescent properties and inks of notes. Most of these features are never seen by the average user or collector, for these features can only be seen under UV lighting. Yet this is by far the most interesting and least talked about security feature. Today when new notes are produced, the governments usually mention the fluorescent properties. But this was not always so. It use to be this information was circulated in the ...

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