EXPERIMENT 20

FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF
PAPER
 IMPORTANCE:
• To determine whether a document has
been altered
• To know when an entry was written
and/or a document was created
• To know the order in which entries were
written
• To determine whether a document is
genuine or counterfeit
• To recover faded/bleached/
obliterated/erased entries
• To identify whether
multiple documents have
common source
EXAMINATION OF MONEY
1. ULTRAVIOLET
LIGHT
 the serial
number on the
left end of the bill
glows in
fluorescent green
and the
fluorescent
security
threads appear.
• the sun pattern of
Filipino national
flag as well as the
image of a small
Palm Civet emerge
in fluorescent
yellow and red, and
the fluorescent
security
threads appear.
2. WATERMARK • A replica of the face
on the bill.
• It is only visible when
you hold it up to the
light
• The contours of the
silhouette can be felt
by running the fingers
over the design
3. PAPER • Rough
• It does not glow
under UV light
• Made up of 80%
cotton and 20%
abaca
4. SECURITY FIBERS • Red and blue
visible fibers are
scattered
5. SECURITY THREADS
- is a special thread
vertically implanted off
center of the note during
paper manufacture

- It appears as a broken
line for 5’s, 10’s and 20’s
and straight line for 50’s,
100’s, 200’s , 500’s and
1000’s.
 QFR
1. What other steps are done in recognizing
genuine BSP notes?
2. How to identify counterfeit bills?