The Royal Gibraltar Police would like to advise the general public of reports being received during the past few days with regards £10.00 “HM Government of Gibraltar” counterfeit notes detected in the local banking system and £10.00 and £20.00 “HM Government of Gibraltar” counterfeit notes detected in nearby Spain.

To assist with the detection of such notes, the public is asked to be vigilant when handling this particular type of currency, in particular, by adopting these general principles:

  1. FEEL - The easiest way to recognise genuine banknotes is to feel their texture. When you run your finger along the “Government of Gibraltar” title, and denominational value, the ink print should feel raised. The paper should be crisp, not limp, waxy or shiny.
  2. LOOK - When holding a note up to the light, the watermark of Queen Elizabeth II should become visible. This should appear as shades of light and dark. When laid against a table, this image should also be partially visible as light and dark tones. The watermark has two areas which have particularly light tones - the tiara and the denomination. This is called the electrotype or watermark highlight.
  3. The Security thread (on all denominations except £100.00) is visible as silver dashes when the note is laid flat. However, when the note is held up to the light, the thread should show as a continuous line running through the note. The denominational value can be seen within the de-metalised pattern of the notes security threads.
  4. The banknotes have strengthened corners in the form of watermark bars. These ridges of extra thick paper protect the corners of the banknotes against corner-folds. This feature is called Cornerstone® and can be seen when the banknote is held up to the light.
  5. To the left of the watermark panel is a Castle. Part of the Castle is filled with colour. If you hold the banknotes up to the light, then a full image with colour in each of the squares can be seen. This is called the see-through feature.
  6. On the left hand side of the front image is the letter ‘G’ for Gibraltar. On all banknotes except for the £5, the denomination will become visible when holding this image up to the light. This feature is called MASKTM.
  7. The serial number is shown twice on the banknotes. In both cases, the numbers get progressively larger with each digit.
  8. In line with advice from international organisations for the blind and the visually impaired, the notes have been designed to ensure the visually impaired can handle them with confidence. For instance, the notes differ in sizes, getting gradually larger according to their value. Striking colours differentiate each banknote from neighbouring denominations, and each has a bold and enlarged numeral in line with recommendations. The banknotes are printed with tactile, raised dots which can be recognised by touch.

In relation to the specific reports received by Police in recent days, the counterfeit notes at first glance appear to be of a reasonable quality, however, they can be very quickly identified as counterfeit as they do not meet the various criteria described above. The most striking security features missing from the recently seized notes were:

 

  • No water mark present
  • No raised printing
  • The security thread has no writing on it, is not continuous when held up to the light and is not interwoven into the paper
  • All counterfeit £10.00 notes detected so far bear the Serial No: 103653
  • All counterfeit £20.00 notes detected so far bear the Serial No: 801223
  • The colours of the printing are incorrect and the images are not defined

 

 

Officers of the RGP’s Economic Crime Unit are currently investigating these seizures, and anyone who may come across such notes or can provide any information whatsoever in relation to their production, is asked to contact the Economic Crime Unit via New Mole House switchboard on 20072500, or alternatively by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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