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The EURion constellation

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…

Posted on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 at 11:33 pm by Chris. Filed under Links.

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