Security paper

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's birth certificate on security paper. Security paper is a paper used in security printing that incorporates features that can be used to identify or authenticate a document as original, , watermarks or invisible fibres in paper, or features that demonstrate tamper evidence when fraud is attempted, , to remove or alter print such as amounts or signatures on a cheque. Examples of this kind of papers are used for banknotes and used for identification such as passports and certificates, such as birth certificates and different types of academic and qualification certificates, as well as government documents, , voting ballots and tax strips. This also extends to personal and business checks, stock certificates, certificates issued by financial institutions and sensitive government-issued documents. The main use of security paper is to stop people from counterfeiting.

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