All bills 5 and higher have a watermark you can see when you hold them to the light.
Counterfeit 50 dollar bill watermark.
20 far left hand side.
The watermarks are found to the right of the portrait toward the border.
A watermark bearing the image of the person whose portrait is on the bill can be found on all 10 20 50 and 100 bills series 1996 and later and on 5 bills series 1999 and later.
Glows yellow under uv light and a fake 50 dollar bill will not glow.
All watermarks are of the portraits except for the 5.
The color shift is more dramatic in the redesigned currency making it even easier for people to check their money.
10 right side.
Police investigating fake 50 bill that passed counterfeit test.
Glows green under uv light and a fake 20 dollar bill will not glow.
But the employee checking the bill noticed the bill lacked watermarks and its security strip police said.
The 50 note features subtle background colors of blue and red and includes an embedded security thread that glows yellow when illuminated by uv light.
One security feature of bills higher than 5 is they have color.
Watermarks hold the bill to light and look for the watermark or faint image similar to the large portrait.
Glows orange under uv light and a fake 10 dollar bill will not glow.
100 on left side.
Tilt the bill to see if the numeral 50 in the lower right corner on the front of the bill changes colors from copper to green.
Posted jan 09 2020.
The 5 bill has a watermark of a 5.
50 right side near the middle.