The Security Features of the New Swiss Notes
The security features allow you to see whether a note is real: Some security features are visible when you move the note around or zoom in on parts of it. Others you can simply see and touch.
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CloseIf you tilt the note left and right, there is a colorful arc on the globe. If you tilt the note up and down, the globe changes color.
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Hold the note in front of you. In silver, you see the map of Switzerland. Depending on the note, you will see its value as a number, as well as different design elements. On the ten-franc note, for instance, you will see the Swiss tunnel network, as well as the names and lengths of the tunnels.
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Hold the note against the light. The cross becomes a Swiss flag.
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Touch the note. You will feel the hand and the printed number. If you rub both elements on light paper, they leave a colored trace.
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Hold the note against the light: A hole pattern becomes the Swiss cross.
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Touch the edges of the note. Do you feel the bars? Those are touch marks for blind people. The number of bars will vary depending on the note.
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Hold the note against the light: On the right are the contours of the Swiss flag, on the left is the globe.
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If you tilt the note back, you can see the Swiss cross.
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Hold the note against the light. Do you see all the parts of the Swiss cross? You can see this element on both sides of the note.
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Look through a magnifying glass and find the small writing around the Swiss cross.
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At the top right, there is a globe you can only see under UV light.
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Both sides of the note have small fibers that are bright and colorful under UV light.
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If you look at the note with an infrared camera, some elements become gray and others are no longer visible.
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If you hold the note in front of you, here you will see a silver thread in a triangle. If you then hold the note against the light, you can see the silver thread throughout the entire note.
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You can see the serial number twice on each note. However, the writing is different.
