The new 10-pound note boasts of impressive security features. Here are some other banknotes with snazzy characteristics

The Bank of England’s new 10-pound note has eight visible security features to deter counterfeiters, including a quill that changes from purple to orange depending on the angle of the bill. It also has two holograms, one containing the word “Ten,” which changes to “Pounds” when it’s tilted, and the other of a crown. A look at security features of other banknotes:

1. Rs 2,000 note, India
Launched after the demonetisation drive by the central government in November 2016, the new Rs 2,000 note has a see-through register where the numeral 2,000 can be seen when the note is held against the light. A latent image of 2,000 can be seen when the note is tilted. It also has micro letters RBI and 2000 printed on the front.



2. $10 note, Canada
The Bank of Canada released a commemorative $10 banknote to mark the 150th anniversary of the Confederation in April this year. Its security features include an inscription of maple leaves that appear to be printed in 3D, but are, in fact, fl at to the touch. The most eye-catching new feature is a magnetic ink that changes colour from blue to green when it’s tilted, used to illustrate stained glass in an arched window from the Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill.

3. €50 note, Europe
Launched in April 2017, the surface of the new €50 note features a collage of symbolic architectural motifs. Aside from the usual layers of security features — watermarks, colour changing inks and micro printing—the design also features a “portrait window” that frames a hologram of Europa, a Phoenician princess in Greek mythology after whom the continent is named. The princess also appears as a watermark when the banknote is held up to the light.



4. $10 note, Australia
The new note, set to be launched this week, has a number of anti-counterfeiting features, including a top-to-bottom clear window and images that change colour when the note is tilted. It also has a tactile element to help the vision-impaired identify the note. The faces of writer Dame Mary Gilmore and bush poet AB “Banjo” Paterson have been retained on the new notes.

5. 20 zl, Poland
Last month, a 20-zloty bank note was issued for the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa by the National Bank of Poland. It features the crown of the Virgin Mary, which is positioned above Jesus’s crown. A Marian monogram in a see-through register under the crown of Jesus is one of the security features. The watermark is the coat of arms — a raven with bread in its beak over two lions supporting a palm tree.