Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-07-08
CURIOUS CURRENCY.
Paper aToney ogVarloua Nations.

M& 0MM& "a 4zAtNlGtt0 u0A6 Is QElMLCU
Dn Irish linen. wnter-llned paper. plain
white and with ragged edges. The paper
lacks the smooth, oily feeling OF our
own currency, and the plainness OF tho
lettering and entire absence OF any
c0loring excepting black and white
makes the bin In appearance easy to
counterfeit.
The ILLS are 5 By Is inches In dlmen-
slons. They are never relssued from
the bank, but burned as soon as taken
In.
In sending money from one part Of the
country to another the note is generally
cut i'm two parts and the pieces sent In
two separate envelopes.
The Bank OF Ireland note Is in APP
peaTanco and size much the same, with
the addition Of moro elaborate scroll
work In the engraving.
German and Austrian currency bear
upon each bill warning against coun-
terfelsers, threatening a penitentlary
confinement TO anyone who shall make,
sell or have In their possession any cOun-
terfeit or fac-simile Of any Of the
bills.
The German bills are painted green
and black upon paper lighter than our
gold certificates. and are about an inch
wider. They are In denominations from
; marks. or SLIPS. TO 1000 marks, or
$3.50.
The currency OF Austria Is printed In
two languages, Austrian on one sile
and Hungarian on the other, In order to
accommodate his Majesty's (Francis
Joseph) Magyar subjects. The engrav-
Ing Is profnse with artistic angel heads
and rather elaborate scroll work.
The blu is printed on q light-colored.
thick paper, but with mono OF the silk
fibre marks nor geometric lines used
on our own currency as q protection
against counterfeiting. Some OF the
more recently issued German bills.
however, arc printed on paper very
similar to that used for Unite States
Treasury notes.
The smallest denomination In Austrian
currency Is one ilorin, about forty cents
In our money. The denominations are
from one ilorin to 1000 forms.
A noticeable popularity Is the fact
that, In exchanging, Austrians or
Hungarians 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.
unless IL lis because the smallest bin in
Austrian currencyi is much smaller than
the smallest bill of any other country,
and the common people become more
used to handling currency there than in
the others.
Banque de Franc notes look like small
show-bills. with their blue and black
lettering on white paper, ornamcnted
with numerous NEUROLOGICAL pictures.
The lowest denomination is the 20-franc
note and the largest is 900 francs.
italian currency Is issued IN great
variety OF sizes and colors. The smaller
bills, and 10 lire notes. equivalent to
81 and 50 bills, are about the
Same size as our old shinplaster
fractional currency, and printed In pink.
blue and carmine, on white paper.
The latest issues are ornamented with
Q finely engraved vignette OF King
Humbert. The larger notes are elab-
Orately engraved and Of artistic
design.
The most striking bills are those OF
Russia. The 100 rnble bill Is On elab-
roate affair. four by ten inches in size,
and barred from top 90 bottom with
9very color Of the rainbow. blended aa
they are when thrown through prism.
The centre Is ornamented with large.
finely engraved vignette of Catherine /.
Tho colors used In printing are dark
and light brown and black. The enc
craving is not elaborate, and the whole
thing looks like circus poster. The
twenty-five and fifty rublo notes ara
much smaller, and not so gOrgeously
colored. The smallest denomination il
Russian currency Is five rublee, about
$3.50 In United States currency
Mr.. /. E. Hirsch has madea coIlec.
ton OF number OF currency Curiosfties.
Among those Is one OF the first bills
ever issued by the United States. This
b q 81 bill issued In 1779 with these
words printed In four different kinds Of
type on one side:
Z The bearer Is entitled to receive four
Spanish mlllcd dollars, or an equal
amount In gold and silver. according to
2 resolution Of Congress Of january.
1T9O.v
The reverse. In addition ID some
coarscly engraved scroll work. bears the
Inscription
Printed BY Hall i sellers. -Four
dollars, 1779. Four dollars"