Genuine or Counterfeit

** Please download our other app, ‘Genuine or Counterfeit+’, as this version of the Genuine or counterfeit app will be withdrawn soon **

Use this app to change your phone in an advanced euro banknote scanner.

The Genuine or Counterfeit app is an aid for checking euro banknotes. This app has been developed by De Nederlandsche Bank.

If you have a banknote that looks strange or suspect, then let this app help you.

Place the banknote on a flat surface. The app will then automatically take a picture. It will compare this picture with information on genuine banknotes. Swipe to find the right note. The app switches automatically between the old and new notes of euro 5, 10 and 20. The app will notify you whether the banknote is OK. If the app is unable to verify whether the note is all right, you will also be notified – but please note: this may mean that the note is counterfeit, but it could also be the case that the banknote is genuine but too crumpled or worn to be verified. Therefore, In all cases also check the banknote yourself using the look feel tilt method. Also make sure that your app and phone software is up to date.

The app has been tested on all counterfeit banknotes registered by De Nederlandsche Bank up to March 13, 2015.

The app will work with iOS 8 and 9 on iPhone 5 and up. This app is meant for private use only.