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