Numbering enables a banknoteA banknote (or ‘bill’ as it is often referred to in the US) is a type of negotiable promissory note, issued by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. More to be differentiated from another of the same denominationEach individual value in a series of banknotes or coins. More. If two banknotes have the same numbering it is a proof that one of them is false. Numbering is usually on both sides of the banknote, back and frontFacade, face. See Obverse. More.