March is Fraud Prevention Month: It pays to check your bank notes

To The Haldimand Press

Do you know how to check the security features of Canada’s polymer bank notes, including the vertical $10 note featuring Viola Desmond?

If your answer is no, or you’re not entirely sure, read on!

All of Canada’s polymer notes have leading-edge security features, helping us to stay ahead of counterfeiting threats. These features are quick and easy to check by sight and touch.

You can check all your polymer notes in the same way—feel, look, and flip:

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• Feel the smooth, unique texture of the note. It is made from a single piece of polymer with some transparent areas.
• Feel the raised ink on the large number, the large portrait, and the words “Bank of Canada” and “Banque du Canada.”
• Look for transparency in the large window.
• Look at the detailed metallic images and symbols in the large transparent window.
• Flip the note to see the elements inside the large transparent window repeated in the same colours and detail on the other side.