Bank warns about
false bank notes
PHILIPSBURG--With the upcoming festivities such as Carnival, Bank of the Netherlands Antilles warns the public of the circulation of false banknotes.
Although the extent of counterfeiting is not substantial at the moment, the bank is nevertheless warning of the possibility. The bank said it had experienced a discrepancy last year, where perpetrators were removing the gold foil found on 10 guilder notes and pasting it on false 100 guilder notes they produced, which was the only thing that made the notes look authentic.
The bank advises paying attention to the authenticity characteristics on the notes, when in doubt. For information the authenticity characteristics of banknotes visit the bank’s Website
www.centralbank.an .
The bank emphasises that it does not accept false bank notes and does not exchange bank notes that have been manipulated. It advises that when one encounters a falsified bank note, one should contact the police. A person who falsifies or is aware of paying with false money is subject to a nine-year prison sentence.
