Shiny
Features
"Shiny" features are one of the newer
types of security feature to appear in recent years. They provide
good protection from most forms of counterfeiting, especially colour
copying. Colour copiers are not yet capable of reproducing anything
but colour.There are two types of shiny feature:
Holograms
Holograms are a relatively expensive
security feature but do offer excellent protection. The image we
see from a hologram will depend upon the angle of viewing and multi
colours are always visible. The graphic below illustrates the images
seen in a hologram.
Foils
The plain foil feature offers good
protection against colour copy counterfeiting. It can be used in
a variety of ways and is easily adapted to become an integrated
part of the bank note design. Very often it is overprinted with
intaglio ink, totally or just in part. This provides extra security.
Holographic type foils can also be used.
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