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Show PLATES ORDERED FOR NEW DOLLAR BILLS WASHINGTON, Feb. S. Secretary ! MacVeagh today ordcrod the engraving of the plates for tho new one-dollar treasury notes. It will requiro oighteen mouths to put into circulation this new paper money, which will bo only two-thirds two-thirds the sizo of the existing currency. cur-rency. Tho secretary gave his unqualified approval ap-proval to the" design for the facet of I the note, produced or treasury officials : and the design for the back, created bv Kouyou Cox. tho New York artist. .Mr. Cox's design also was approved by the fiuo arts commission. Simplicity 1 is tho characteristic of both designs. i'Pho back of all denominations .will be tho same. A vignotto of Wash in g- ton will adorn the face of the one-dollar one-dollar bill and the' treasury department is now drawing the designs for the faces of the othor denominations. |