Security features of the €5 banknote, Europa series Counterfeit detection
Please touch the security features with the mouse.
![Back side 5 euro banknote](/resource/blob/755688/9f1ae05b9c82d3827426a2ccc4213ab8/mL/05-es2-rueckseite-data.jpg)
![Security thread](/resource/blob/755794/4a5a937b4ab683ff570fc2126d5406e5/mL/05-es2-rueck4a-data.jpg)
Security thread
The security thread can be seen as a dark line in the middle third of the banknote. In the security thread, the value numeral and the € symbol can be seen, alternating in normal writing and mirror writing.
![Glossy stripe](/resource/blob/755818/9f2381749a683e3d147900a87da0e495/mL/05-es2-rueck2a-data.jpg)
Glossy stripe
Depending on the viewing angle, the glossy stripe appears golden or is nearly invisible.
![Microlettering](/resource/blob/755622/18c8dc0f3fd93797b8ba0151626613d1/mL/05-es2-rueck1a-data.jpg)
Microlettering
At several places of the banknote motif, there is microlettering, which looks pin sharp even under a magnifying glass.