Counterfeiting

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means to illegally imitate something

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Counterfeiting

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are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product.

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Counterfeit products

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Etymologically, counterfeiting was derived from the Latin word ____ (against) and ____ (make or do).

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contra

facere

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contra

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(against)

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facere

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(make or do)

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is the making or copying of something, especially money, in order to defraud or deceive another.

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Counterfeiting

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An offense for a person to make a counterfeit (fake) of currency note or coin intending that he or another shall pass or tender it as genuine.

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TRUE

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includes forgeries of currency and documents

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Counterfeiting

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Basically, our paper money is made up of

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80% Philippine Abaca and 20% Cotton.

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• Can be felt by our fingers due to its embossed effect.

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MAINPRINT

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The fingers will readily feel the main print on the front & back on fairly new notes. This is due to the measurable thickness of the ink deposited on the
paper which gives the prints an embossed effect.

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True

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– picture of the person.

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PORTRAIT

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Appears life-like. The eyes sparkle. The tiny dots and lines (vignette) forming the details of the face, hair, etc. are clear, sharp and well defined. Each portrait stands out distinctly from background. This is noticeable along the shoulders.

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True

Question 14

• a hidden image (located in the right white portion of the illustration below) of the national hero that is the same with the portrait appearing in the paper
  bill. This is revealed when the paper money is subjected to ultraviolet light.

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WATERMARK

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The watermark underneath the security lacework on the right hand side of the note is the same on the colored portrait.

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True

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is a wire cylinder used in paper manufacture to produce a watermark during the manufacture of the paper.

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Dandy roll

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– the threadlike in a bill

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METTALIC THREAD

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This is a special thread placed vertically on the paper during manufacture. On the surface of the paper where this thread is located are patterns of short vertical lines.

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True

Question 19

– These are colored red and blue which are scattered on the surface of the paper (front and back) at random & can be readily picked off by means of any pointed instrument.

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COLORED FIBERS OR SECURITY FIBERS

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It has typical banknote crackle when agitated by the fingers.

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True

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– it is multi-colored that embellishes the portrait, value panels and vignette that is put in vertical manner. It contains the amount of the paper bill that could be revealed more with ultraviolet light.

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LACEWORK DESIGN

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COLOR OF EACH DENOMINATION

Genuine notes have polychrome background with one predominant color for each denomination. You should know whose portrait is/are printed on each bill.

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True

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1,000 Color and Portrait?

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Blue - Jose Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente Lim

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500 color and portrait?

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Yellow - Benigno S. Aquino Jr. and Corazon C. Aquino

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200 color and portrait?

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Green - Diosdado Macapagal

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100 color and portrait.

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Mauve- Manuel A. Roxas

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50 color and portrait

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Red - Sergio Osmena

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20 color and portrait

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Orange- Manuel L. Quezon

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10 color and portrait

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Brown- Apolinario Mabini & Andres Bonifacio

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5 color and portrait

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Green - Emilio Aguinaldo (now a coin - NGS)

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– composed of 1-2 letters and 6-7 figures that appear in both sides on the front page of the paper bill. Serial numbers can also be revealed by ultraviolet light.

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SERIAL NUMBERS

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The letters and numbers are clearly printed. They have peculiar style, uniform in size & thickness. Spacing of the numbers is uniform & alignment is even.

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True

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– these are lines and dots that compose the portrait.

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VIGNETTE

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Genuine: The lines & dots are sharp. The varying color tone gives a bold look to the picture that makes it stands out of the paper.

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True

Question 35

– the word PILIPINO written in Baybayin (a pre-Spanish writing system) is seen in complete form when the bank note is seen against light.

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SEE-THROUGH MARK

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– the dominational value that is super imposed on the smaller version portrait in the upper left side of the bank note. The value is obvious when the bank note is rotated 45 degrees and tilted down.

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CONCEALED VALUE

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– the reflective foil that bears the image of the South Sea Pearl inside a clam and a small BSP logo. The color of the clam changes from Red to Green.

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OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICE

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– embossed dominational value at the lower right corner of the face of the bank note that changes color from Green to Blue when seen at different angles.

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OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK

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– are metallic disks or small ingots, usually round, that are used as a medium of exchange and also acquired and saved as a hobby. Coins have been in use for more than 2,600 years, and people have collected them for nearly as long.

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COINS

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– is the technical name for the practice of collecting coins. Numismatics was derived from the Greek word nomisma, meaning “coin” or “currency.” Numismatics includes the study of coins, banknotes, medals, tokens, and primitive forms of money. Governments and other official agencies issue billions of coins annually, and collecting coins is a popular hobby around the world.

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NUMISMATICS

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is the most common method of making gold coins. Plaster molds bearing an image of gold coins are filled (within a low temperature) with alloy made with lead or tin. Some molds are used for high temperature metal such as copper or silver alloy.

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CASTING

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is the making of an impression of a coin or metal blank by pressure.

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STRIKING OR STAMPING

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GENERAL METHODS OF MAKING COINS

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1. Casting 2. Striking or Stamping