Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-26
MANY MONEYS.
Some Peculiarities of the Paper Cur
leney of Different Countries.
rlttshnrg DISPATCH.

Pittsburg Dispatch
At the Max Schamberg Steamship
Agency, yesterday afternoon, a DIS
patch reporter was shown specimens
of the currency of nearly every.
European country. The money IS
kept there for the purpose OF supp y
ing foreigners about TO return to h.u
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
lous nationaltIes who reach here
with money of their own coun-
try in their possession. But IN the
spring, when there is rush of re
turning ina migrants gong home for a
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 plaiuess OF
the letters and the entire absence OF
any eoloung excepting black and
white, makes the bill appear easy to
counterfeit The bills are 8 Inc es 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 warning against
cOunterfeiters, threatening peniten
tiary confinement to any one who
shall make, sell or have in their pos
session any counterfeit or facsimile of
any OF the bills. The German bills
are printed in green and black upon
paper Egnt2r than our gold ceruti
Gates, and are about an inch wider
They arc in denominations from 5
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 Majesty's,
Francis Josvph's Magyar subjects.
The engraving is profuse with artistic
angel heads and rather elaborate
scroll work. TIE bill is printed on a
light-colored, paper, bat with none
of the silk fiber marks nor geometriC
lines used On our own currency
IS protection against coHnterfeiting.
Some of the more recently issued Ger.
man bills, however, are printed upon
paper very similar to that used foi
United States Treasury notes. The
smallest denomination in Austrian
currency is 1 form, about 40 cents in
our money. The denominations are
from one fl9rin to LOCO forms. a
noticeable peculiarly is the fact that
in exchanging, Austrians or Hunga.
rians prefer the paper money of theiI
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 it 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 tc
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 denominatioE
is the 2C-franc note and the largest il
! !, 900 francs. Italian currency is is
sued ia great variety of sizes and
colors. The smaller bills, 8 and Il
lire notes, equivalent to 81 and 81 bill:
are about the size OF our old shin
plaster" fractional currency, anc
printed in PINK, blue and carmine Oh
white paper. The latest issues are
ornamented with a finely engraved
vignette OF King Humbert. The larg
er notes are deliberately engraved, anc
of artistic design. The most striking
bills are those of Russia. The 10t
rouble bill is an elaborate affair, by
10 inches IN size, and barred from tor
TO bottom with every color OF the
rainbow, blended as they are wher
thrown through prism. The center
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graved vignette Of Catherine |. The
colors used in printing are dark anC
black. The engraving is not elabor
ate, and the whole thing looks like {
circus poster. The 25 and 80 rOuble.
notes are much smaller, and not a.
gorgeously colored The smallest de
nomination IN Russian currency is
roubles, about 81 80 United States cur
renew.
lie Hirsch, an attache of the ag
ency, has made a collection Of ;
number of currency curiosities
Among these is one Of the first bill
ever issued by The United States
This is q 81 bill issued in 1893 with
these words printed in four dIfferen
kinds of type on one side: ''The bear
err is entitled to receive 4 Spanist
miled dollars, or aH equal amount IL
GOLD or silver, according TO a resolu
ton of Congress OF Janury, 1863"
The reverse, in addition 10 som,
coarsely engraved scroll work, bear
the inscription. Printed by Hall s
Sellers, -Four Dollars, 1779. -Four Dol
! lars. -