Polymer Features Pay Homage to the Universe

Security features embedded into the substrate of a banknote are particularly difficult for counterfeiters to replicate effectively – and the technology behind these features has advanced significantly in the past several years.

So says CCL Secure, with specific reference to its GUARDIAN™ polymer substrate, during the production stage of which security features are embedded seamlessly to allow for tighter exacting registration and tolerances. This means the features can take any shape and can be positioned very close or even overlapping with other features that are added at later stages of the process.

As the features are multiple layers beneath the final print layer, they cannot be removed for the purposes of replication. This process also avoids any impact to the thickness and texture of the note, which can occur in counterfeited copies.