Ever wondered why the musical notes on the £20 note are in such a weird pattern? Or why the Euro bank notes have so many little circles on them? It’s the EURion constellation, a standardised repeating pattern that can be detected by computer, and which is used in modern colour photocopiers to stop you from copying bank notes. A similar thing happens in software like Photoshop, but some clever detective work indicates that in this case there is more hidden secret imagery going on than just the EURion constellation…
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