Genuine Pa'anga Identification
Feel
1. The front of each banknote shows an engraving of the portrait of HM King Tupou V.
Look
2. When a banknote is held up to the light the watermark of HM King Tupou V is visible with a bright watermark reading NRBT.
3. You will also see that the pattern on the front is neatly filled in with the pattern on the back.
4. A 1.4mm thread featuring the letters NRBT is visible as silver dashes on the fronts of the $1, $2 and $5 denominations. When a banknote is held up to the light the thread is seen as a continuous line.
5. A 2.0mm thread featuring the letters NRBT is visible as silver dashes on the fronts of the $10, $20 and $50 denominations. When a banknote is tilted the colour of the thread changes from red to green and when it is held up to the light the thread is seen as a continuous line.
6. A window is visible in the centre of the $100 banknote. When held up to the light it appears as a continuous bold stripe with NRBT running along the borders.
Ultra Violet
7. When the $100 banknote is held under an ultra violet light it fluoresces yellow along the borders of the bold stripe on the back.
8,9. On the front 8 the pattern and 9 the vertical serial number also fluoresce.
