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==Security features of the 20 ice mark bill==
==Features of the 20 Ice Mark note==
The Central Bank of Wesarctica, embodied in His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, is the sole producer of legal tender Westarctica currency in banknote or specie.  The 20 “ice mark” note (the currency symbol for which is the U+2745 tight trifoliate snowflake in the Dingbats Unicode block which somewhat resembles a 6-fold symmetrical snowflake) began printing in 2018.  It is the first official bill printed by the monarchy since the nation’s inception.  Like all banknotes, the Westarctican 20 ice mark banknote has an obverse and a reverse.  This document describes the various decorative and security features of both sides of the 2018 printing.
The Central Bank of Wesarctica, embodied in His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, is the sole producer of legal tender Westarctica currency in banknote or specie.  The 20 “ice mark” note (the currency symbol for which is the U+2745 tight trifoliate snowflake in the Dingbats Unicode block which somewhat resembles a 6-fold symmetrical snowflake) began printing in 2018.  It is the first official bill printed by the monarchy since the nation’s inception.  Like all banknotes, the Westarctican 20 ice mark banknote has an obverse and a reverse.  This document describes the various decorative and security features of both sides of the 2018 printing.


===Obverse===
===Obverse===
The obverse of the banknote features first and foremost an image of the portrait of the reigning Grand Duke, [[Grand Duke Travis]].  This image appears on the note’s left side and has been rendered in an engraved format.   
The obverse of the banknote features a portrait of the reigning Grand Duke, [[Grand Duke Travis]].  This image appears on the note’s left side and has been rendered in an engraved format.   


To the portrait’s direct right are a series of orange [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation EUR+ion] constellations which are an anti-counterfeit measure that prevent the bill from being photocopied on a color printer.
To the portrait’s direct right are a series of orange [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation EUR+ion] constellations which are an anti-counterfeit measure that prevent the bill from being photocopied on a color printer.
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Lower right 20
Lower right 20
The number “20" on the lower right of the bill has a background in guilloche patterns and stands out prominently on the bill, and is printed on top of the lesser coat of arms
The number “20" on the lower right of the bill has a background in guilloche patterns and stands out promine
 
Background stars
The background of the obverse features a repeaing pattern of minute 5-point stars which becomes more prominent form lef tot right
 
Other guilloche patterns
The note features additional subtle guilloche patterns in several colors across the face of the note, behind the portrait of the Grand Duke
 
Gradients with blending modes
As a security feature, each note features two smooth gradients with blending modes across the face which make the note particularly difficult to successfully counterfeit.
 
The reverse of the bill
 
The reverse of the 20 ice mark note has the following features:
 
Southern constellations
The back of each mark displays a swathe of constellations visible from the southern hemisphere, along with the path of stars which compose the souther branch of the Milky Way
 
The center shows an overall geographic map of the continent of Antarcrtica— Westarctica is highighted
two series of spheres of increasing size arc from the the center towards the upper left of the note, giving the note a complex series of gradients (anti-counterfeiting measure)
In the upper left appear the numbers “20" in front of a guilloche pattern but specifically behind the names and palcement of any constellantions in that region of the sky
Across the botton left appear the owrds “Bank of Wesartcica” in hollow foint.
Another set of 20 nmbers appear son the lower right also backed by a guilloche pattern
A black strip appears across the bottom of the overall design but within the white border
The words “Fortune favors the bold” appear in the bottom center of the reverse; the word “bold” is set in all-caps and is set off from the rest of the text
A white guilloch battern nanalogous to the one on the fron to fhte note also appears acrosss the top of the reverse of the note.
Two subtle interactive gradients stretch across the reverse in two of the four quadrants
The reverse features a background pattern of snowflakes which repeat from left to right and top to bottom across the entire face of the note
A single near-black high-contrast strip occurs vertically on the right side of the note; within this, the numbers of the note’s denomination, “20”, are repeated in yellow characters
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