Police in England have issued top tips to spot fake five pound notes after rumours of counterfeit cash being floated in circulation.
Police and the Bank of England, which originally claimed the new polymer notes were harder to forge than their paper predecessors, are now investigating claims of forged fivers.
It is believed that the notes were spotted in the Poole area and could be distributed across the country.
How to check your £5 note is not a fake
Check the see-through window and the portrait of the Queen
Check the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is gold on the front of the note and silver on the back
Check the foil patch below the see-through window changes from 'Five' to 'Pounds' when the note is tilted
Check the coronation crown appears 3D (wiggle the note to see the effect)
Check the ultra-violet feature (a '5' will appear at the bottom left when UV light is shone on it)
Check the circular green foil patch on the back of the note which contains the word BLENHEIM - after Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill who appears on the note
If any one of these things looks odd or feels unusual, call 101 and tell the police.
Do not take the note to your local bank or building society.
Police and the Bank of England, which originally claimed the new polymer notes were harder to forge than their paper predecessors, are now investigating claims of forged fivers.
It is believed that the notes were spotted in the Poole area and could be distributed across the country.
How to check your £5 note is not a fake
Check the see-through window and the portrait of the Queen
Check the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is gold on the front of the note and silver on the back
Check the foil patch below the see-through window changes from 'Five' to 'Pounds' when the note is tilted
Check the coronation crown appears 3D (wiggle the note to see the effect)
Check the ultra-violet feature (a '5' will appear at the bottom left when UV light is shone on it)
Check the circular green foil patch on the back of the note which contains the word BLENHEIM - after Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill who appears on the note
If any one of these things looks odd or feels unusual, call 101 and tell the police.
Do not take the note to your local bank or building society.
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