# Bank of England’s short videos show how to spot genuine banknotes - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/10/03/bank-englands-short-videos-show-spot-genuine-banknotes/ - Published: 2018-10-03T16:29:34+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Bank of England has published a series of short films designed to help businesses and retailers to fight fraud by checking that banknotes are genuine.**   The three-minute films should be useful for charities, charity shops and any individuals with responsibility for counting and checking donations. ## Advertisement   Two new films focus on the security features of the £20 and £50 notes. According to the Bank of England, these are “the two most commonly counterfeited notes”. The Bank has previously published videos covering the security elements of the £5 and £10 notes.       ## £20 note’s security features     _Source: [Bank of England on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXvEF9BhsI8)_       ## £50 note’s security features     _Source: [Bank of England on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfEdRvyUXCM)_       Another film covers the security features on all current banknotes.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAk92Q5O3h0       _Source: [Bank of England on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAk92Q5O3h0)_   The Bank of England is encouraging businesses to view the films, to update their training resources accordingly and to pass on this latest advice to staff.       ## Old banknotes   At the same time as announcing these new films, the Bank of England announced that there are still many millions of the old £5 and £10 notes unaccounted for. They can all still be accepted at many banks and at the Post Office. The Bank of England will also replace them free of charge in perpetuity when presented at the Bank.   > According to the [@bankofengland](https://twitter.com/bankofengland?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)" > there are still around 124 million paper £5s and 122 million paper £10 notes… > out there". Old banknotes can still be exchanged: [https://t.co/LEc50gAmCF](https://t.co/LEc50gAmCF) > [#firstfiver](https://twitter.com/hashtag/firstfiver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#firsttenner](https://twitter.com/hashtag/firsttenner?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/lea0b3JgSF](https://t.co/lea0b3JgSF) > — Howard Lake (@howardlake) [October 3, 2018](https://twitter.com/howardlake/status/1047490740534874113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)       _Main image: [Jane Austen £10 note](https://flic.kr/p/WPu9Yg). © Bank of England[ 2017] on Flickr.com._ * **[Six months left to spend paper £20 & £50 notes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/03/31/six-months-left-to-spend-paper-20-50-notes/)**( 31 March 2022) * **[King Charles III banknotes raise £914,127 for good causes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/08/13/king-charles-iii-banknotes-raise-914127-for-good-causes/)**( 13 August 2024) * **[Old-style £5 notes no longer legal tender from 21 November](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/11/08/oldstyle-5-notes-no-longer-legal-tender-21-november/)**( 8 November 2003) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)