How to check the Authenticity of the New Iraqi Dinar
Reposted by request…from a Recaps post from 2011.
How to check the Authenticity of the New Iraqi Dinar (25,000 note)
The New Iraqi Dinar was printed by the De La Rue Corporation, the world’s largest integrated commercial security printer and papermaker and the printer of over 150 world currencies. The dinar is available in 50, 250, 1000, 5000, 10000, and 25000 notes (information from 2011).
De La Rue incorporates a number of nearly foolproof countermeasures into the New Iraqi Dinar, including:
• Metallic ink (25K note): The image of a dove is printed in metallic ink on the top left hand corner of the back of the dinar.
• Embedded security thread (25 K note): There should be a metallic security thread embedded into the stock of the Iraqi dinar paper. Note: the security thread is metallic only on the 25,000 dinar note.
• Horse head watermark embedded into each note (all notes): This is one of the easiest security features to check for. Hold the Iraqi dinar up to a bright light source and the image of a horse head should clearly appear. This pattern is embedded, not printed, into the paper.
• Raised lettering
• Denomination’s value glows under Ultra Violet (UV) light. UV lights can be found on Amazon and some hardware stores. In a dimly lit area, hold the UV lamp over the Iraqi dinar. You should clearly see a UV box with writing inside on the back side of the dinar.
• The eight-sided symbol in the bottom left hand corner should change color from purple to green when viewed at different angles.
• Unique Arabic serial numbers: Every dinar has a unique number in East-Arabic script. See conversion chart below to western numerals. Notice the similarities between the 2 and 3 numerals.
