The record-union., 1898-11-22
New YORK, Nov. PA dispatch to

NEW YORK, Nov. PA dispatch to-
the Press" from Washington says:
secretary of the Treasury Gage lone.
ago decided to have bills of the same
denomination look alike. That is he
wished the five-dollar silver certificate.
the hve-dollar United States note and
the hve-dollar Sherman treasury note
TO bear a close resemblance to one an
other. The first of the designs under
the new system is of the one-dollar sill
yer certificates. The notes will soon be
out Clearness, simplicity and protec-
tlon against counterfeiting have been
the results chiefly aimed at. The new
design is somewhat less artistic than
some of the present silver certificates.
Dut probably will be more popular
among those who handle money. W
The central device on the face of the
note is an American eagle with wings
partly spread clutching the flag and
with the home of the Capitol in the
background. Below the platform upon
which the eagle stands are small por-
traits of Lincoln and Grant set in me-
dallions. Large and clear figures are in
each corner of the note and on the
sides. The space between the central
device and the Iathework at the ends
is clear white paper, except for the
imprint of the seal in one space and
the denomination of the note in an
other. The seal upon the silver GER
tificates will be in blue and the figure
in the open space will be in the same
ink. The mechanical work and the
technical finish of the engravings are
superior to anything ever before is
sued from the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. The reverse side of the
note corresponds to the face in regard
to the large display of white paper
without printing or lathework. Large
plain. figures appear in each corner,
and scrolls make up an attractive
border, but the only remaining space
upon whicil printing appears is in the
center, where the usual language re-
garding the qualities of the note as a
tender for public duties is set forth.
The object of clear display Of white
paper on both sides Of the note is to
afford safeguard against counterfeit
ing. 1t has been said by experts that
it is easier to detect the use of paper
without the usual silk threads where
1t is not covered with printing. The
device for the silver certificate is sub
stantially the same as that which will
be used for the other forms of paper
money
The difference between a, silver GER
tificate, a United States note and q
Sherman treasury note of any denom-
ination will be indicated by the word
ing and by the color of the seal. The
latter distinction will serve the pur-
poses of bank clerks who have to dis
tinguish the notes by classes. The or
diparu oifizan who cares only for the
denomination of the note, and espe-
cially for the law under which it is
issued will find in the denominations
from 81 to 500 where he formerly had
to deal with fifteen different forms if
he handled silver certificates, United
States notes and Sherman notes.
The advantage of this unification Of
the currency will be great in the case
of persons handling money in large
amounts, in the case of persons of de-
fective vision and in the case Of those
who cannot read and write and re-
ly on the general appearance of note
to determine it's denomination. The
latter. class will hereafter be able to
identify a. 81 note by the devices,
whether it is issued under the Legal
Tender Act, the Sherman law or the
Bland law.
The designs for the higher denomina-
tions of notes are in the course or
preparation at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing. Secretary Gage, AS
sistant Secretary Vanderlip and
Treasurer Roberts have examined and
approved all the new designs, and are
much pleased with the success OF Chief
Johnson of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing in adapting them to the
purposes of a convenient Instrument
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