Don't Be Fooled by Counterfeit Money (2017-10-17)

Summary

This is a public awareness notice issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) in October 2017 (referencing an original incident from May 2010) alerting the general public to counterfeit CI$25 currency notes recovered by the Royal Cayman Islands Police. It provides a comparison list of security features found on genuine CI$25 notes versus the counterfeit versions.

• Queen's head placement
• Serial numbers
• Watermark
• Silver window thread
• Gold turtle foil
• Embedded thread

The notice is purely informational and educational in nature, intended to help members of the public and businesses that handle cash identify and avoid accepting forged notes.