Dollars have many securities to avoid counterfeiting.
The dollar bills, the current currency in Ecuadorian territory, have many guarantees to avoid their falsification.
The Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE) provides the details of these special characteristics so that you do not fall into deception with counterfeit bills.
Details
Relief printing
When you touch the character’s costume and the black outline of the banknote, you will feel the high relief of the print.
Paper
The banknotes are made with security paper made from a blend of cotton and linen.
Security thread
When you place the bill against the light, you will see a security thread or plastic band embedded in the paper, placed vertically. It is visible on both sides of the bill and is located in a different place depending on the denomination.
The $ 1 and $ 2 bills do not have a watermark or security thread. If the thread is exposed against an ultraviolet light lamp, a color will flash depending on the denomination.
Watermark
Hold the bill up to the light and look for the watermark, on the right side of the bill. This must be the same image of the portrait of the character that appears in the center of the bill.
On the $ 5 bill, the watermark is a number “5” and has a second watermark on the left side of the portrait, where there are three numbers “5” in a column.
On the redesigned $ 5 bill, the watermark is a large “5” and also has another watermark to the left of the portrait, consisting of three columnar “5” numbers.
Color-changing ink
On the front of the $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and $ 100 bills, when you look at the number in the lower right corner, you will notice that it changes color when the bill is tilted up and down.
Note on low-denomination banknotes
The $ 1 and $ 2 bills have special paper, fibrils, and high-relief prints as a security measure. The $ 5 bill also contains the security thread and the watermark. The color-changing ink is owned by bills of denominations equal to or greater than $ 10.
Crime
The crime of currency trafficking is typified in article 304 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), which indicates that the person who introduces, acquires, markets, circulates or circulates adulterated, modified or falsified currency in any way, will be sanctioned with a custodial sentence of one to three years. (I)
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