Shoppers and retail staff have been warned to be vigilant after a series of counterfeit €50 notes were discovered in business in Dublin City.
Gardai are investigating a number of cases where suspected counterfeit €50 banknotes were being used.
They said counterfeit notes differ from the genuine €50 in a number of ways, including:
- There is no visible watermark when the note is held up to the light
- When the note is tilted there is no shifting image visible on the hologram foil patch
- The paper has a different 'feel' - the unique feel of the 'raised' print on the genuine note is absent from the counterfeit note
- Overall the counterfeit could not be described as good quality.
A more detailed description of the security features on the €50 note are available on the European Central Bank Euro website.
