[sotd] The New Color of Money [March 20, 2006]
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Site of the Day for Monday, March 20, 2006
The New Color of Money
Today's site, from the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving, otherwise
known as the folks who print money, offers information about the newly
issued ten dollar bill and facts about the redesigned currency issue.
Gentle Subscribers will find interesting facts about the "greenback" which
is not quite as green as it used to be.
"Welcome to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP) web site. We are
the largest producers of security documents in the United States. The BEP
prints billions of Federal Reserve Notes for delivery to the Federal
Reserve System each year (the BEP does not produce coins - all coinage is
produced by the United States Mint). ... New U.S. $10 issued on March 2,
2006 ... The notes will begin circulating immediately in the United
States." - from the website
The site explains the rationale for the currency redesign and provides
specific details about security enhancement through such features as
color-shifting ink, watermarks and a security thread. Also delineated are
design elements, including icons of Americana, new background colors, and
changes to the portrait of Hamilton, as well as the continuing inclusion of
microprinting and a low vision component. Images of each bank note in the
new series are also available.
Stride over to the site for all the details on the new U.S. ten dollar bill
at:
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney
A.M. Holm
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