People are easy to fall prey against counterfeit coz most of us doesn’t know the descriptions of the new banknotes
“The BSP did research and benchmarking on security features that are available from global suppliers and are being used by other central banks. The security features range from level 1 to level 4 or from highly visible to hidden security elements that can be detected only by sophisticated equipment. The layered security features are as follows:
Level I : Security features which can be easily recognized by the public without use of special instrument. These are the “look", "feel", "tilt” elements in the notes such as watermark, security thread, security fibers, and others.
Level II: Security features recognizable by professional cash handlers/bank tellers with the use of magnifying lens or ultraviolet light. Examples are fluorescent features and security fibers, microprinting.
Level III: The hidden or covert security features reserved for the use of the Bangko Sentral.
Level IV: Forensic security features for the use of law enforcers in testifying whether a banknote is genuine or counterfeit. Forensic features are detectable at specialized laboratories. “
-BSP
From 20 to 200 got 7 security features while 500 got 8 and 1000 got 9
20-200
1. Embossed Prints - feel the word “REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS”, word value(Tagalog) in the mid lower, & signatures
2. Serial numbers - composed of letters & numbers
3. Security fibers – red & blue hair like all over the blank space of the money (right side)
4. Watermark – visible under a light which is composed of portrait and value of the money
5. See-Through Mark - Pre Spanish language (baybayin) that mean Filipino
6. Concealed Value - Tiny portrait have a which can be viewed in different angle
7. Security Thread- thread inserted within the bill
P500 got 1-7
8. Optically Variable Device - Parrot changes color in different angle
P1000 got 1-7
8. Optically Variable Device - Pearl changes color in different angle
9. Optically Variable Ink - 1000 at the lower right corner changes color in different angle
(I only read the poster from the BDO once so I writing this based on my bad memory)
According to the teller the fake 200
-The watermark got no value and the eyes are just round dot
-no security fibers
PS: the paper itself is a security feature which is made of 80% cotton and 20% abaca. So feel it