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SECURITY FEATURES OF THE

PASSPORT AND CURRENCY NOTES

Author's Corner

Introduction

The Indian currency note is made up of
100% cotton, known as comber. So when

the currency note gets wet, it can be reused
by ironing. Indian currency is called the
Indian rupee (INR), and its symbol is ₹. It

resembles the Devanagari letter "₹" (Ra)
and the Latin capital letter "R", with

Name: Arpita Priya double horizontal lines on it. There are 17
languages on the Indian currency note.

A passport is a document that verifies
whether a person is eligible to travel

abroad and is issued by the MHA
(Ministry of Home Affairs). An ordinary
Abstract Indian passport consists of either 36 or 60

pages, depending on the traveller's
Security features are very
frequency. An ordinary passport is valid
important and play a significant
for 10 years for adults.
role in differentiating a real
passport or currency note from a

fake one. In our daily lives, it's
essential to understand the Security Features

importance of these security
features. These features are not just Of Currency Notes

for security personnel but also
1. WATERMARKS - These are an
crucial for us to appreciate. By
identifying security feature common to all.
being aware of these security
Most people are aware of this feature. The
features, we can protect ourselves
watermark of Mahatma Gandhi is visible
from fraud and ensure the
in transmitted light from both the front
authenticity of important
and back.
documents like passports and

currency notes.