Explore the Security Features of the $5 Dollar Polymer Note, where state-of-the-art technology ensures integrity for a trusted and secure currency
5 Dollar Polymer Note
Front
Reverse
Key Security Features
FEEL
Polymer notes feel smoother than paper.
- Run your fingers over the bottom corner of the note to feel the “L” shape.
LOOK
When you hold the note up to the light you will see:
- A clear window that can be seen from the front and back of the note.
- The numeral 5 appearing in the green coloured print.
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CHECK
Using an ultra-violet (UV) light and a magnifier:
- If you look at the note under UV light you will see that some areas of the note glow.
- If you look at the note under magnification, some areas that appear as plain print are in fact very small letters and numbers.
Local Bird featured on the 5 dollar Bank Note
The Trinidad Mot-Mot (Momotus bahamensis)
The Trinidad mot–mot is native to Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Central and South America area. Mot-mots have very colourful plumage with its upperparts green and a broad circle around its head which is turquoise in front and brilliant dark blue behind. This unique plumage has earned the mot- mot a place on the country’s five (5) dollar note.