BANKNOTE ANATOMY
- Face: A banknotes’ front side, featuring the portrait.
- Back: The opposite side of the note, known as the underside.
- Background: Intricate and colorful patterns on banknotes are commonly employed as anti-counterfeiting measures.
- Serial Number: An early security feature, unique serial numbers on each bill help track legitimate notes.
- Watermark: A pre-printing security feature, visible when held up to light, often seen as a blank area on the bill.
- Issuing Authority : The bank or country that issue the banknotes. In this banknote example, you may find Bank Indonesia logo. Historically, certain countries might have had multiple issuing authorities at different times.
- Denomination: Displays the currency’s value and type.
- Authorized Signatories : Signatures validate the currency; historically, signatures were applied individually.
