Strange small lines on the notes

[ART]

I don't know if you had already noticed it: on behind of the banknotes and there are two small lines that they form a 90° angle, placed in a precise point that is the same one for every denonimation and different between dissimilar denominations. On notes of some States they are good marked, in others nearly invisible.

On they're immediately over of the small map of the Carribbean French islands, grey-colored, while on they are immediately to right of the first pylon base of the acqueduct, in the middle of the iridescent strip, yellow-colored.

I suppose that there are in other colors and positions also on the other denominations, but I don't see them.

[vermeer]

Yes; i also see often some small lines especially on the . Problem is; are we talking about the same lines?

[ART]

I'm afraid no, I talk of two lines only...

[Jes]

Maybe with some picturtes we may clear up what you both are talking about.

[R/J]

On a , I found them as well. They are greyish (?) lines, on the backside, just above the map of the faraway islands, formed like a backwards L. They are just below the rightmost white star.

I couldn't find them on the .

[Dakkus]

I was able to find the light yellow corner on the five euro note on (well, close to) the explained location. It is next to the second-rightmost pylon, not the rightmost one.

[giulcenc]

I think they are some technical signs for the automatic cutting of the sheet into the printers.

In these scans you can see the signs in the , and :

5 euro

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20 euro

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500 euro

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I was not able to find such lines in other denominations, yet.

[ART]

On and it seems there aren't.

[dserrano5]

I can confirm the lines in the , and euro notes. I've taken a close look to the , and ones but couldn't find any.

I did find, though, another ones in the front of the :



I don't have a near at hand right now .

[evaldas1982]

i found it on all 20euro and most 5euro

[LArdennais]

In there are several lines :



and - with difficulties ! - I have found a yellow line in :

[bhoeyb]

Could there be an upside down L hidden at this spot?