Security Features of the New 1,000-Pound Banknote

Visible Security Features

1. Watermark: Visible when the banknote is held up to a light source.

2. Raised Printing: Can be detected by touch.

3. Security Thread: Changes color and moves visually when the banknote is tilted. It contains the denomination number 1000 and CBOS.

4. Color-Shifting Metallic Feature: Changes color when the banknote is tilted.

5. Raised Unprinted Feature: Can be detected by touch.

6. Tactile Marks for the Visually Impaired: Raised features that can be detected by touch.

7. Color-Shifting Security Feature: Changes color when the banknote is tilted.

8. Optically Variable Security Feature: Colored CBOS letters appear when the banknote is tilted.

9. See-Through Register: Shaped like gold bars, with part of the design printed on each side of the banknote. The complete design appears when the banknote is held up to a light source.

There are other security features that are not visible to the naked eye.