Security Print

Security printing is the sector of the printing industry that deals with the printing of items such as banknotes, passports, stock certificates, postage stamps, vouchers, etc. The main goal of security printing is to prevent forgery or counterfeiting.

A number of technical methods are used in the security printing industry:

• Special paper: Most banknotes are made of heavy paper, almost always from cotton fibres for strength and durability, in some cases linen or speciality coloured or forensic fibres are added to give the paper added individuality and protect against counterfeiting.
• Watermarks: Often used in the production of banknotes and vouchers.
• Intaglio printing: Intaglio is a printing technique in which the image is incised into a surface.

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