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Show THE WORLD'S BANK NOTES. How the Various Nations Differ In Their Tastes. The only paper money that i." accepted ac-cepted practical- all over the globo is not: " money ' at all, but the notes of the Hank of England. These notes arc siniph' printed in black ink on Irish linen water-lined paper, plain whito, with ragged edges'. Tho reason that, a badly soiled or worn Bank of England noto is rarel3' seen is that notes which I find their way back to tho bank arc immediate- canceled and new ones aro I issued. Tho notes of iho Ennquq do France arc mado on white water-lined I paper printed in black and white, with uumorotis mythological and allegorical pictures. Thoy aro in denominations of Iwcntj-'fivo francs to ono thousand francs. Bank of England notes aro of a somewhat some-what unhandy sizo live by eight inches. South American currency ro-scmbles ro-scmbles tho bills of tho United States, except that cinnamon brown and slate blue aro the prevailing colors. Gorman currency is printed in green and black, tho notes being in denominations of from fivo to ono thousand marks. The ono-thousaud-mark bills are printed on silk liber paper. It; takes an expert or a nativo to distinguish a Chinese bill from a laundry laun-dry ticket if the bill i3 of low denomination, denom-ination, or a firecracker labol if for a large amount, (he print being in rod on whito or yellow on red. with much gilt and gorgeous devices. Italian notes are of all sizes, shapes and colors. The smaller bills, fivo and ten lire, arc printed print-ed on white paper in pink, bluo and carmino inks. Tho most striking paper currency in tho world is tho one;hundrod-rublo note of Russia, which is barred from top to bottom with all the colors of tho rainbow, rain-bow, blended as when a sun ray pnsscs through a prism. Tn tho center in bold relief is a finely executed vignette in black. Tho remainder of the engraving on the noto is in dark aud light brown ink. Tho American practice of scattering strands of silk through tho paper libor as a protection ngaiusfc counterfeiting is unique. Harper's Weekly. |