Of the Montblanc Menuhin Special Edition there was officially only a fountain pen and a matching ballpoint, but never a rollerball. If a Menuhin rollerball is offered, it is therefore necessarily a counterfeit. The differences from the original are considerable: clip and fittings are gold-plated on the original, but made of steel on the counterfeit. The fake is clearly slimmer and rather rounder in shape, while the original is more powerfully designed. On the rear ring the original reads 'Philharmony of the Nations', while the counterfeit reads 'Philharmon / of the Nations'. The cap ring's open area differs: on the original it is patterned, on the counterfeit smooth. The clip shape is similar, but the front part of the violin ends earlier on the original; in addition, original clips are stamped, while counterfeits are mostly only simply bent. Under the clip the original bears the imprint 'Pix', missing on the counterfeit. Problematic is that the original Montblanc rollerball refills fit into current counterfeits, which is why owners of such a fake often only notice the fraud late.