Characteristics of 10 Turkish Lira Counterfeit Notes
10 Turkish Lira (I.Series)
Issue Date :1 January 2009
Size : 64 x 136 mm
Dominant Color : Red
The foil is made up of various motifs that are in harmony with the
note design. When looking at a banknote from various angles, these
motifs display colourful and shiny reflections. "TL" letters in the
rectangle change into the denomination numeral.
Embedded in the paper, the thread bears the letters "TL" and the
denomination numeral "10". When holding a banknote to the light, the
thread can be seen from both sides as a continuous line
3.Latent Number
Concealed "10" can be seen when the banknote is tilted horizontally at the eye level.
4.Watermark
Reproduces the small version of the Atatürk's portrait located on the obverse side of the banknote and the denomination numeral "10". It can be seen from both sides when held up to the light
5.See Through
When held up to the light, front and back elements of the motif combine the form the denomination numeral
6.Intaglio Printing
Located at various positions on the obverse side of the banknotes and can be felt with fingertips.
7.Iridescent Stripe
Gives different colour effects, shifting into a golden yellow. The denomination numeral "10" and the letters "TL" can be seen when the banknote is tilted.
8.Security Feature for Visually Impaired
On the obverse side of the banknote, to the upper left corner of the watermark, "dots" using the Braille alphabet, are applied by intaglio printing which are different for each denomination and can be felt with fingertips
9.Difference in Dimensions
All of the banknotes differ 6 mm in lenght whereas every successive group of 2 banknotes differ 4 mm in width
10.Tinted Banknote Paper
Paper tinted with a lighter tone of the the dominant colour of the denomination is used
11.Microlettering
The letters "TCMB" on the bottom and top edges of the rectangle on the holographic stripe and "10 TL" within the crescent-star on the obverse side of the banknotes are printed in microletters.
12.Features Visible Under UV Light
a) Banknote paper does not fluoresce under UV light
b) Fine fibres embedded in the banknote paper are not normally visible. These fibres glow in blue and red colours under UV light. .
c) The security thread will glow in blue
d) The denomination numeral "10" and "TL" letters on the Atatürk portrait will appear and glow in red
e) The serial and sequence numbers printed in "red" will glow in "bright and shiny red" and those printed in "black" in a "yellowish green".
