A New and Improved Method for the Protection of Bank Notes a and other like Negotiable Documents from Falsification of their Inscribed Amounts.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
[Communicated from abroad by JOHN INGLIS WRIGHT, of Cargill Street, in Dunedin,
in the Colony of New Zealand, Stationer.]
A New and Improved Method for the Protection of Bank Notes
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and other like Negotiable Documents from Falsification of their
Inscribed Amounts.
I FRANCIS MURRAY ROGERS 21 Finsbury Pavement in the City of London
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "A NEW AND IMPROVED
METHOD FOR THE PROTECTION OF BANK NOTES AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS FROM FALSIFICATION OF THEIR INSCRIBED AMOUNTS" to be as follows:-
LIKE NEGOTIABLE
This invention has for its object the protection from falsification of their inscribed
values of Bank notes and also of other negociable documents issued to represent values
or amounts in a series of given denominations thereof and by this invention it shall
not be possible to fraudulently alter without ready detection any such document so as
to make it represent a similar document of a higher denomination or amount in the
given series.
In order to carry my invention into effect I alter the usual rectangular shape of the
said documents before putting the same inio circulation at any time and I employ
certain distinctive shapes to denote the respective denominations of the said documents"
that is to say for one denomination of document (such as Five Pounds Bank Notes) I
would remove or cut off a corner such as the upper right hand corner of the same
leaving a straight or rounded edge preserving otherwise the usual rectangular shape,
for another denomination (such as a Fifty Pounds Bank Note) I would remove from
the usual rectangular shape also a corner but in a different position such as the
lower right hand corner and so on for other denominations of that class of
document.
When further distinctive shapes are required for other denominations of the
Series of Bank Notes, or aforesaid documents, I remove or cut out a small portion
preferably semicircular in shape from one of the sides or margins thereof for one
denomination and of the other sides for other denominations respectively.

page_text: All the documents of the same denomination should be reduced to the same
distinctive shape which should be different from the shape of the documents of every
other denomination in the series of Bank Notes or other documents.
The designs of the Bank Notes or other documents should be preferably made and
printed to fit and conform to the distinguishing shapes employed."
Dated M 10th 1000
FRANCIS M. ROGERS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New and Improved Method for the Protection of Bank Notes
and other like Negotiable Documents from Falsification of their
Inscribed Amounts.
FRANCIS MURRAY ROGERS 21 Finsbury Pavement in the City of London Consulting
Engineer a communication from John Inglis Wright of Cargill Street in Dunedin in
the Colony of New Zealand, Stationer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object the protection from falsification of their inscribed
values of Bank notes and also of other negotiable documents issued to represent
values or amounts in a series of given denominations thereof, and by this invention it
shall not be possible to fraudulently alter without ready detection any such document
so as to make it represent a similar document of a higher denomination or amount
in the given series. In order to carry my invention into effect, I alter the usual
rectangular shape of the said documents before putting the same into circulation
at any time, and employ certain distinctive shapes to denote the respective denomi-
nations of the said documents; that is to say for one denomination of documents
(such as Five pound bank notes) I would remove or cut off a corner such as the upper
right hand corner of the same, leaving a straight or rounded edge; preserving
otherwise the usual rectangular shape; for another denomination (such as a Fifty
Pounds Bank Note) I would remove from the usual rectangular shape also a
corner; but in a different position, such as the lower right hand corner and so on,
for other denominations of that class of document.
When further distinctive shapes are required for other denominations of the series
of bank notes or aforesaid documents, I remove or cut out a small portion preferably
semicircular in shape from one of the sides or margins thereof, for one denomination,
and of the other sides for other denominations: respectively.

page_text: ΑΠ the documents of the same denomination should be reduced to the same
distinctive shape, which should be different from the shape of the documents of every ·
other denomination in the series of bank notes or other documents.
The design of the Bank Notes or other documents should be preferably made and
printed to fit and conform to the distinguishing shapes employed.
For the purpose of enabling my invention to be more clearly understood reference
is made to the accompanying drawing in which various shapes suitable for effecting
the purpose described are shewn.
Fig. 1, shews a document rounded on lower left hand corner having a value
of £1.
Fig. 2, shews a document rounded on lower right hand corner having a value
of £5.
Fig. 3, shews a document rounded upon upper right hand corner having a value
of £10.
Fig. 4, a Document rounded upon upper left hand corner value £20.
Fig. 5, a Document having a semicircular piece removed from the left hand side
value £50.
Fig. 6, a Document having semicircle removed from right hand side value
£100.
It is obvious that notes or other documents may be treated in a manner reverse
to that shewn; that is to say, round and one, square corner with like effect, or any
other distinctive shape may be employed. The best security is however given by the
particular shapes shewn.
Among the advantages arising from the removal from Bank Notes and similar
documents of some one corner, or small marginal part as described, are the following,
Documents so treated can be rapidly and accurately sorted by reference to their
distinctive shape; and for the same reason it would be impossible to mistake a nɔte
or other document of one value, for that of another. The system hereinbefore
described enables all documents of the kind specified to be prepared in the manner set
forth with a minimum of alteration and expense or inconvenience from the existing
systems; the usual printed inscriptions are not affected, while the greatest security
against fraudulent alteration is provided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In Bank Notes or other similar paper currency or negotiable documents, the
combination with the ordinary inscription, or imprint of value on the face thereof, of
distinguishing shapes at a particular corner, or corners, margin or margins, formed
by the removal of part of the ordinary rectangular shape, substantially as herein
described, and for the purposes set forth.
2. In Bank Notes and other like negotiable documents, so shaping the corner,
corners margin or margins, as that a particular shape shall indicate a particular
denominational value as described.
Dated January 4th 1880