Abstract: The invention concerned is a money tray with casing whose lid contains an illuminated area, illuminable by at least one light medium which is located within the casing, and which has at one end of the casing a testing device for banknotes and/or credit cards. This design firstly offers the advantage of eye-catching advertising. At the same time it is possible to test the banknotes placed on it for their authenticity. The light sources required for this can have a shared electricity supply, so that only one electric cable is necessary and space on the counter is not unnecessarily restricted.