All bills 5 and higher have a watermark you can see when you hold them to the light.
Counterfeit 50 dollar bill watermark.
Glows green under uv light and a fake 20 dollar bill will not glow.
50 right side near the middle.
20 far left hand side.
Tilt the bill to see if the numeral 50 in the lower right corner on the front of the bill changes colors from copper to green.
A watermark bearing the image of the person whose portrait is on the bill can be found on all 10 20 50 and 100 bills series 1996 and later and on 5 bills series 1999 and later.
The watermark is embedded in the paper to the right of the portrait and should be visible from both sides of the bill.
All watermarks are of the portraits except for the 5.
10 right side.
Watermarks hold the bill to light and look for the watermark or faint image similar to the large portrait.
The note includes a color shifting numeral 50 in the lower right corner of the note.
Posted jan 09 2020.
The color shift is more dramatic in the redesigned currency making it even easier for people to check their money.
The watermarks are found to the right of the portrait toward the border.
100 on left side.
The 5 bill has a watermark of a 5.
Police investigating fake 50 bill that passed counterfeit test.
Glows yellow under uv light and a fake 50 dollar bill will not glow.
But the employee checking the bill noticed the bill lacked watermarks and its security strip police said.
Glows orange under uv light and a fake 10 dollar bill will not glow.