LABORATORY MANUAL IN QUESTIONED DOCUEMTS

LABORATORY ACTIVITY

Coverage: Features of Currency Notes

Title: Miscellaneous Aspects of Questioned Document Examination: RECOGNITION OF

CURRENCY NOTES

Objective/s:

1. Recognize security features of Philippine currency notes

Materials/Resources: Internet Connectivity, Camera, Philippine currency notes

Procedures:

1. Prepare (Enhanced New Generation) Philippine currency notes with the following
denominations: 1, 000, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 pesos
2. Attached photograph of the following currency notes. (serial number must be visible in the
photograph)

ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 1, 000 PESO BILL

ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 500 PESO BILL

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ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 200 PESO BILL

ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 100 PESO BILL

ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 50 PESO BILL

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ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH OF 20 PESO BILL

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3. Attach a magnified/enlarged photograph of the following security features of the Philippine

Currency Note

OUTPUT 1

EMBOSSED PRINTS

ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 1000

ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 500
PESO BILL
PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 200 ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 100
PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 50 ATTACH PHOTO OF EMBOSSED PRINT ON 20

PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 2

WATER MARK

ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 1000

ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 500 PESO
PESO BILL
BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 200 PESO ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 100 PESO
BILL BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 50 PESO ATTACH PHOTO OF WATER MARK ON 20 PESO
BILL BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 3

SECURITY THREAD

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY THREAD ON 1000

ATTACH PHOTO SECURITY THREAD ON 500
PESO BILL
PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY THREAD ON 200 ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY THREAD ON 100
PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY THREAD ON 50 ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY THREAD ON 20

PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

2. How the security threads do differs on various denominations? Describe:
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3. What details could be found on the Security Thread? Identify:
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OUTPUT 4

SECURITY FIBERS

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY FIBERS ON 1000

ATTACH PHOTO SECURITY FIBERS ON 500 PESO
PESO BILL
BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY FIBERS ON 200 ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY FIBERS ON 100
PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY FIBERS ON 50 ATTACH PHOTO OF SECURITY FIBERS ON 20

PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 5

SEE THROUGH MARK

ATTACH PHOTO OF SEE THROUGH MARK ON

ATTACH PHOTO SEE THROUGH MARK ON 500
1000 PESO BILL
PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SEE THROUGH MARK ON ATTACH PHOTO OF SEE THROUGH MARK ON
200 PESO BILL 100 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF SEE THROUGH MARK ON ATTACH PHOTO OF SEE THROUGH MARK ON
50 PESO BILL 20 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 6

CONCEALED VALUE

ATTACH PHOTO OF CONCEALED VALUE ON ATTACH PHOTO CONCEALED VALUE ON 500

1000 PESO BILL PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF CONCEALED VALUE ON 200 ATTACH PHOTO CONCEALED VALUE ON 100
PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF CONCEALED VALUE ON 50 ATTACH PHOTO OF CONCEALED VALUE ON 20

PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 7

OPTICALLY VARIABLE DEVICE PATCH

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE

DEVICE PATCH ON 1000 PESO BILL DEVICE PATCH ON 500 PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE

DEVICE PATCH ON 200 PESO BILL DEVICE PATCH ON 100 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE

DEVICE PATCH ON 50 PESO BILL DEVICE PATCH ON 20 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

2. How the optically variable device patch do differs on various denominations? Describe:
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OUTPUT 8

OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK
ON 1000 PESO BILL ON 500 PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK
ON 200 PESO BILL ON 100 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK ATTACH PHOTO OF OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK
ON 50 PESO BILL ON 20 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 9

ENHANCED VALUE PANEL

ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL
ON 1000 PESO BILL ON 500 PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL
ON 200 PESO BILL ON 100 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL ATTACH PHOTO OF ENHANCED VALUE PANEL
ON 50 PESO BILL ON 20 PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

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OUTPUT 10

TACTILE MARKS

ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 1000 ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 500
PESO BILL PESO BILL
NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 200 ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 100
PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 50 ATTACH PHOTO OF TACTILE MARKS ON 20

PESO BILL PESO BILL

NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT NOTE: WRITE “NA”IF THIS FEATURE IS NOT
APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION APPLICABLE IN THIS DENOMINATION

1. Underline how this feature is being recognized: FEEL/ LOOK/ TILT

2. How the Tactile Marks do differs on various denominations? Describe:
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