Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-26
MANY MONEYS.
Some Peculiarttfes of the Paper Cur
rency of Different Countries.

At the Max Schamberg Steamship
Agency, yesterday afternoon, Dis
patch reporter was shown specimens
European country. The money is
kept there for the purpose of supply
ing foreigners about TO return to Eu
rope who wish to exchange American
money for that Of their own country.
Ordinarily the agency keeps up its
supply by exchanging United States
currency with the immigrants Of var
Ious nationaltles who reach here
with money Of their own coun-
try IN their possession. But III the
spring, when there is rush of re-
turning Immigrants gong home for
visit, etc, the supply sometimes runs
short, and foreign banks have to be
drawn upon.
The Bank Of England note is print
ed on irish linen water lined paper,
plain white and with ragged edges
1t lacks the smooth oily feeling of
ovr own currency, and the plainess of
the letters and the entire absence OF
any colorlng excepting black and
white, makes the bill appear easy to
counterfeit. The bills are inches by
s in dimensions. They are never re
issued rom the bank, bat burned as
soon as taken in. In sending money
from one part of the country to an
other the note is generally cut IN two
parts, and the pieces sert in separate
envelopes. The bank of Ireland note
is IN appearance and size much the
same, with the addition Of more elab-
crate schroll work In the engraving.
German and Austrian currency bear
upon each bill a warning against
counterfeiters, threatening peniten-
tiary confinement to any one who
shall make, sell Or have in their pos
session any counterfeit or fac-simile of
any Of the bills. The German bills
are printed in green and black upon
paper lighter than our gold certlf-
Gates, and are about an inch wider.
They are In denominations from S
marks, Or 81 %, to 1000 marks, or
$3.50. The currency Of Australia is
printed In two languages, Austrian on
one side and Hungarian on the other,
In order 10 accommodate his MAJ esty's,
Francis Josoph's Magyar subjects.
The engraving is profuse with artistic
angel heads and rather elaborate
scroll work. The bill is printed on q
hght-col0red, paper, but with none
of the silk fiber marks nor geometric
lines used Oh our own currency
as protection against communicating
Some of the more recently issued Ger
man bills, however, are printed upon
paper very similar to that used for
United States Treasury notes. The
smallest denomination in Austrian
currency is 1 form, about 40 cents in
our money. The demonstrations are
from one form to 1000 forms. A
noticeable peculiarly is the fact that
IN exchanging, Austrians or Hunga-
rians prefer the paper money of their
own country to coin, while German,
Swiss or French people invariably
want coin In preference to currency.
The reason for this is not known, un-
Less 1t is because the smallest bills in
Austrian currency is much smaller
than the smallest bill in the currency
OF any Of the other countries, and the
common people become more used to
handling currency there than in the
others.
Banque de Franc notes looks like
small show bills, with their blue and
black lettering on white paper, orna-
mented with numerous NEUROLOGICAL
pictures. The lowest denomination
is the 2C-franc note and the largest is
l, 600 francs. Italian currency is is
sued In great variety of sizes and
colors. The smaller bills, and 10
lire notes, equivalent TO 81 and 50 bills
are about the size of our old 'shin-
plaster" fractional currency, and
printed in plnk, blue and carmine on
white paper. The latest issues are
ornamented with finely engraved
vignette OF King Humbert. The larg-
er notes are deliberately engraved, and
of artistic design. The most striking
bills are those of Russia, The 100
rouble bill is all elaborate affair, 4 by
10 inches in size, and barred from top
10 bottom with every color of the
rainbow, blended as they are when
thrown through prism. The center
is ornamented with large finely en-
graved vignette of Catherine I. The
colors used IN printing are dark and
black. The engraving is not elabor-
ate, and the whole thing looks ike a
circus poster. The Is and so roubles
notes are much smaller, and not as
gorgeously colored- The smallest de-
nomination IN Russian currency is 5
roubles, about So 50 United States cur
renew.
I. E. Hirsch, an attache of the ag
ency, has made collection Of a
number of currency curiosities,
Among these is one of the first bills
ever issued by the United States.
This is a 81 bill issued in 1899, with
these words printed IN four different
kinds of type on one side: 1.-THE bear
er is entitled to receive 4 Spanish
milled dollars, or an equal amount in
golo or silver, according to resolu>
ton OF Congress of Janury, 1859"
The reverse, In addition TO some
coarsely engraved scroll work. bears
the inscription. Printed by Hall &
Sellers, Four Dollars, 1779. Four Dol
lars"
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