anti-counterfeiting
Stops fake currency
Anti-counterfeiting describes measures designed to prevent the creation or circulation of fake currency, documents, or goods.
Security features like watermarks, holograms, and microprinting are anti-counterfeiting technologies: The new bills include advanced anti-counterfeiting measures.
The term applies to both physical security features and enforcement efforts against counterfeiters.
Paper currency notes
- watermarksEmbedded paper identification marks
- hologramsLight-based dimensional images
- security threadsAnti-forgery bill features
- microprintingMiniaturized printed characters
intaglio · serial numbers · paper currency · mint · treasury · denomination · central bank
Government-issued travel identification
- identity cardsOfficial proof of personhood
- visasPassport endorsements for travel
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
- diplomasProof of academic completion
licenses · biometric data · e-passports · chips · lamination · security printing · vital records · holograms
Radio-frequency identification devices
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- QR codesScannable data squares
- NFC chipsProximity-based data transmitters
- track and traceMonitoring goods in transit
serialization · digital watermarks · tamper-evident seals · nanotechnology · encryption · unique identifiers · digital twins · fingerprinting
Compelling compliance with rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- InterpolGlobal police cooperation organization
customs · trademark law · IP rights · criminal charges · fines · imprisonment · litigation · cease and desist
Confirming genuine identity
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- brand protectionGuarding corporate identity assets
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
- luxury brandsPrestigious, expensive product makers
supply chain · grey market · seizures · customs enforcement · piracy · intellectual property · labels · consumer safety
banknotes
Paper currency notes
- watermarksEmbedded paper identification marks
- hologramsLight-based dimensional images
- security threadsAnti-forgery bill features
microprinting · intaglio · serial numbers · paper currency · mint · treasury · denomination · central bank
passports
Government-issued travel identification
- identity cardsOfficial proof of personhood
- visasPassport endorsements for travel
- certificatesOfficial proof documents
diplomas · licenses · biometric data · e-passports · chips · lamination · security printing · vital records · holograms · tamper-proof
RFID tags
Radio-frequency identification devices
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
- QR codesScannable data squares
- NFC chipsProximity-based data transmitters
track and trace · serialization · digital watermarks · tamper-evident seals · nanotechnology · encryption · unique identifiers · digital twins · fingerprinting
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
Interpol · customs · trademark law · IP rights · criminal charges · fines · imprisonment · litigation · cease and desist · border control
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- brand protectionGuarding corporate identity assets
- knockoffsCounterfeit merchandise
luxury brands · supply chain · grey market · seizures · customs enforcement · piracy · intellectual property · labels · consumer safety · designer goods
- brand protectiontrademark, infringement, cease and desist, knockoff, bootleg
- counterfeitingfake money, fake bills, bogus bills, forged notes, forged banknotes
- currency manufacturingminting, paper money, banknotes, printing plates, coin press
- security featureswatermark, holograms, hologram, security tape, UV ink
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- US currencydollar, dollar bills, penny, dollars, nickel
anti-counterfeitingcounterfeiting
Making fake money
forgery · fraud · piracy · bootlegging · falsification