Once you have bought and received Iraqi Dinars, it is important that you check the authenticity of your dinars.
The best test is to run your dinars through a De La Rue machine, but this machine costs thousands of dollars and is impractical for the individual investor.
However, here are five ways to check the authenticity of a 25,000 IQD note.
Five Ways to Check the Authenticity of a 25,000 Iraqi Dinar 1.
Hold the Iraqi dinar up to a bright light and a horse head should clearly appear.
This pattern is embedded, not printed, into the paper.
2.
Look at the bottom left hand corner of the note at different angles, the eight sided symbol should change color from purple to green.
3.
Hold a UV lamp over the Iraqi dinar.
There should be a UV box with writing inside on the back side of the dinar.
4.
You should see an image of a dove printed in metallic ink on the top left hand corner of the back of the dinar.
5.
Check that a metallic security thread is embedded into the stock of the Iraqi dinar paper.
If you bought your dinars from a trusted dealer registered with the U.
S.
Treasury who also has an excellent rating with the Better Business Bureau, you should have received a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing that each dinar is real and of non criminal origin.
However, it is a good habit to manually check a handful of dinars yourself just to be sure.