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Using Blacklights
to identify counterfeit bills

Black lights produce Long wave Ultra Violet that can be used to identify counterfeit bills. 

Bank notes also incorporate fluorescent dyes, which glow under exposure to UV illumination. To enable fluorescence, dye is infused with luminescent solids that give off a specific colored glow under UV light. In a low light room both the portable blacklight and mountable blacklight fixture can be used to examine bills. Portable Blacklight (6", 4 watt, high wavelength UV light)

All re-designed U.S. Currency must contain a security thread that glows under the MoneyScanner as follows:

   Fluoresces Red

One Hundred Dollar Bill under UV light

Fluoresces Bright Yellow 
Fifty Dollar Bill under blacklight

   Fluoresces Green
Twenty Dollar Bill under UV light

Fluoresces Orange  
Ten Dollar Bill under blacklight

   Fluoresces Blue
Five Dollar Bill under blacklight

NOTE: Old U.S. counterfeit currency is revealed by UV light because most counterfeit bills are printed on paper containing optical bleach which fluoresces blue/white. Any old currency bill that glows under UV light should be considered suspect.

More Information

Fluorescent ultraviolet blacklight fixture

See the price list for All UV black lights.
 

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