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. 2019 Sep 2;5:e216. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.216

Table 1. Related work done in the recent years in the field of counterfeit currency detection.

Authors Objective Method Limitations Year
Thakur & Kaur (2014) Review of fake currency detection techniques Survey paper Not applicable 2014
Chakraborty et al. (2013) Recent developments in paper currency recognition system Survey paper Not applicable 2013
Prasanthi & Setty (2015) Indian paper currency authentication system Image processing Performance is less than machine learning based systems 2015
Kang & Lee (2016) Fake banknote detection Multispectral imaging sensors Feature extraction and classification require high computation 2016
Mirza & Nanda (2012a) Currency verification Image processing: edge detection and image segmentation Only for Indian notes 2012
Snehlata & Saxena (2017) Fake currency identification UML activity model using class descriptors Only for Rs 2000 note of Indian currency 2017
Singh, Ozarde & Abhiram (2018) Detecting forged Indian currency Image processing, k-means clustering and SVM as a classifier Limited to Rs 500 note of Indian currency 2018
Abburu et al. (2017) Automated currency recognition for identifying country of origin and denomination Image processing Cannot detect counterfeit or forgery 2017
Ross et al. (2016) Database for detecting counterfeit items Digital fingerprint records using images of security features Performance is less than machine learning based systems 2016
Kayani (2017) Bank note processing system Florescence and phosphorescence detection Many security features are not detectable using florescence and phosphorescence detection 2017
Micali & Devadas (2017) Counterfeit prevention Physically unclonable value for unique identification for each currency note Needs Internet connection for sending images to centralized server 2017
Phillips (2018) Miniature counterfeit detector Back light illuminators are used for visual inspection of the 93 watermarks, florescent and anti-counterfeiting features Many security features are not detectable using florescence and phosphorescence detection 2018
Alicherry (2017) Verifying the authenticity of a currency note and tracking duplicate notes Digital signature based on the serial number of the currency note Needs Internet connection for sending images to centralized server 2017
Berenguel et al. (2016) Identify genuine bank notes Differentiate the texture between the original and photocopied notes using OFT Accuracy is less than machine learning based systems 2016
Choi et al. (2010) Counterfeit detection Characterization of safety feature on banknote with full-field optical coherence tomography Accuracy is less than machine learning based systems 2010
Hassanpour & Farahabadi (2009) Paper currency recognition Machine Learning: Hidden Markov Models Accuracy is less than the proposed system 2009
Mohamad et al. (2014) Banknote authentication Srtificial neural network Accuracy is less than the proposed system 2014