FAKE £20.00 notes; A St Blazey man who passed a fake counterfeit £20.00 note to buy a stereo at St Austell in April has been committed to Crown Court for sentence. David Pearce 21 of New Road appeared before Bodmin magistrates on September 18th when he pleaded guilty to the offence. He is due at the Crown Court on October 18th. ………………………………………. Advice from the Bank of England; 1. Paper quality -Banknotes are printed on special paper with raised lettering in some areas. Fake notes can sometimes feel limp or waxy 2. Print quality – Numbers, letters and colours are sharp and clear, whereas counterfeit notes may appear slightly blurred 3. Holographic strip – Pound symbol and figure 20 alternate when the note is tilted 4. Microlettering – Words printed below the portrait of the Queen are only visible with a magnifying glass 5. Metallic thread – Silver dashes on the back of the note become a continuous dark line when held up to the light 6. A see-through “register” shows a broken pound sign. The symbol becomes whole when held up to the light. 7. The watermark has been moved to a white panel to make it easier to find Other – Some unpublicised “covert features” are designed to further deter counterfeiters