CORONAVIRUS-KILLER COULD LIGHT UP BANKNOTES
The E-Sylum (5/24/2020)
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Kavan Ratnatunga writes:
"Our banknotes in circulation may never look the same if Far UVC (207-222nm) lighting is put up in public places to curb COVID-19."
Kavan included a link to a videoconference with Columbia University scientists examining the possibility of deploying special lighting in public spaces to curb the transmission of diseases such as the coronavirus. It's non-numismatic, but as noted could make banknotes look different since many of them incorporate anti-counterfeiting features that become visible in ultraviolet light. Here's a vivid example from an earlier article on a Canadian Passport UV light light anti-counterfeiting feature. -Editor
To watch the video, see:
David Brenner, COVID-19 Virtual Symposium: April 8, 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CELR526mAek)
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
CANADIAN PASSPORT FEATURES ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IMAGES (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n05a19.html)
