Glows yellow under uv light and a fake 50 dollar bill will not glow.
Counterfeit 50 dollar bill watermark.
100 on left side.
Glows orange under uv light and a fake 10 dollar bill will not glow.
20 far left hand side.
Police investigating fake 50 bill that passed counterfeit test.
When held to light a portrait watermark of president grant is visible from both sides of the note.
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.
Watermarks hold the bill to light and look for the watermark or faint image similar to the large portrait.
All watermarks are of the portraits except for the 5.
Glows green under uv light and a fake 20 dollar bill will not glow.
The watermarks are found to the right of the portrait toward the border.
The color shift is more dramatic in the redesigned currency making it even easier for people to check their money.
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.
The 5 bill has a watermark of a 5.
The watermark is embedded in the paper to the right of the portrait and should be visible from both sides of the bill.
One security feature of bills higher than 5 is they have color.
10 right side.
50 right side near the middle.
All bills 5 and higher have a watermark you can see when you hold them to the light.
But the employee checking the bill noticed the bill lacked watermarks and its security strip police said.