"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 color copying. Color copiers are not yet capable of reproducing anything but color.

Holograms are a relatively expensive security feature but do offer excellent protection. The image we see from a holgram will depend upon the angle of viewing and multi colors are always visible. The graphic below illustrates the images seen in a hologram.

The plain foil feature offers good protection against color copy counterfeiting. It can be used in a variety of ways and is easily adapted to become an intergrated 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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