Surprising Facts About Money You Didn’t Know Before

8. Embossing and indentation

This is another common security measure for banknotes, especially of higher denominations, as well as visas, passports, and other IDs. An additional advantage of this method is that visually impaired people can use it to recognize a genuine note. Normally, only some elements of a note are embossed, like the number 10 on a €10 bill.