Small number found on the lower right side of the back of a bill. Officially known as a Check Number, it provides a cross-reference to the Plate Serial Number on the front.
Outer edge of the design on the back and front where the design ends and plain currency paper begins.
Brick (U.S.A.)
Unit of measurement used by the BEP. A strap is 100 notes banded together, forty
straps make a brick. Consists of 4000 notes weighing about 4 kilograms or 8.8 pounds.
Broken bank note
Currency issued by a now defunct bank. Also referred to as obsolete banknote.
Changeover notes
A run of notes with a change in signatures, series, or varieties without an interruption in the serial numbering. Occasionally, duplicate serial numbers can occur.
Check number
Small number found on the lower right of a note, used to cross reference plate numbers.
Condition
Grade or state of preservation of paper currency.
Continental currency (U.S.A.)
Paper money first issued in 1775 by the Continental Congress, originally backed by Spanish milled dollars.
A process of changing the ratio between the main and the subunit of a currency to an integral power of 10. This is not to be confused with
Redenomination.
The Federal Reserve District Number appears four times on the face of a bill for identification purposes.
Engraving
Labor intensive process where the design of a bill is engraved onto a steel printing plate.
Error note
Piece of currency that has a manufacturing mistake or misprint.
Face
Preferred term for the front side of paper currency.
Federal Reserve District Seal (U.S.A.)
Found to the left of the portrait on United States currency, it identifies the Federal Reserve Bank that issued the note.
Federal Reserve Bank Note (U.S.A.)
Series of U.S. paper money once authorized by the Federal Reserve, now obsolete. The bank that issued the note was obliged not the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Reserve Note (U.S.A.)
The only form of money now being printed by the United States.
The replacement of old currency for newer currency, this usually involves the taking off of some zeroes as years of inflation have reduced the value of the currency. As one example, in 1993 one thousand
Mexican pesos were replaced by one Nuevo peso.
Remainder banknote
A
banknote that has been prepared for issue, but not issued for one reason or another, such as the failure of the banknote issuer, or the
merging of one banknote issuer into another.
A note printed with a special symbol before the serial number, or with a special serial number prefix, used to replace notes damaged during the manufacturing process. US replacement notes are called Star Notes because a five pointed star is positioned at the beginning or end of the serial number. Older Canadian replacement notes are known as asterisk notes because an asterisk preceded the serial number. Modern Canadian replacement notes use a special serial number prefix. Italy reserved the letter X as the first letter of the serial number in replacement notes before adopting the euro. Other countries may use different methods.
Reverse
Back side of paper money, preferred term being back.
Anti-counterfeiting measure of a polymer strip embedded into the currency paper. Usually visible when held to bright light and glows red when held to ultraviolet.
Identifying number on a note, used to track production and anti-counterfeiting. Serial numbers on US notes are on the face, but other countries' notes can have them on the back or on both sides.
Series date
Notes are dated when they were authorized or first issued. Notes carry that same date throughout their lifespan.
Small number found on the lower right side of the back of a bill. Officially known as a Check Number, it provides a cross-reference to the Plate Serial Number on the front.
Outer edge of the design on the back and front where the design ends and plain currency paper begins.
Brick (U.S.A.)
Unit of measurement used by the BEP. A strap is 100 notes banded together, forty
straps make a brick. Consists of 4000 notes weighing about 4 kilograms or 8.8 pounds.
Broken bank note
Currency issued by a now defunct bank. Also referred to as obsolete banknote.
Changeover notes
A run of notes with a change in signatures, series, or varieties without an interruption in the serial numbering. Occasionally, duplicate serial numbers can occur.
Check number
Small number found on the lower right of a note, used to cross reference plate numbers.
Condition
Grade or state of preservation of paper currency.
Continental currency (U.S.A.)
Paper money first issued in 1775 by the Continental Congress, originally backed by Spanish milled dollars.
A process of changing the ratio between the main and the subunit of a currency to an integral power of 10. This is not to be confused with
Redenomination.
The Federal Reserve District Number appears four times on the face of a bill for identification purposes.
Engraving
Labor intensive process where the design of a bill is engraved onto a steel printing plate.
Error note
Piece of currency that has a manufacturing mistake or misprint.
Face
Preferred term for the front side of paper currency.
Federal Reserve District Seal (U.S.A.)
Found to the left of the portrait on United States currency, it identifies the Federal Reserve Bank that issued the note.
Federal Reserve Bank Note (U.S.A.)
Series of U.S. paper money once authorized by the Federal Reserve, now obsolete. The bank that issued the note was obliged not the Federal Reserve System.
Federal Reserve Note (U.S.A.)
The only form of money now being printed by the United States.
The replacement of old currency for newer currency, this usually involves the taking off of some zeroes as years of inflation have reduced the value of the currency. As one example, in 1993 one thousand
Mexican pesos were replaced by one Nuevo peso.
Remainder banknote
A
banknote that has been prepared for issue, but not issued for one reason or another, such as the failure of the banknote issuer, or the
merging of one banknote issuer into another.
A note printed with a special symbol before the serial number, or with a special serial number prefix, used to replace notes damaged during the manufacturing process. US replacement notes are called Star Notes because a five pointed star is positioned at the beginning or end of the serial number. Older Canadian replacement notes are known as asterisk notes because an asterisk preceded the serial number. Modern Canadian replacement notes use a special serial number prefix. Italy reserved the letter X as the first letter of the serial number in replacement notes before adopting the euro. Other countries may use different methods.
Reverse
Back side of paper money, preferred term being back.
Anti-counterfeiting measure of a polymer strip embedded into the currency paper. Usually visible when held to bright light and glows red when held to ultraviolet.
Identifying number on a note, used to track production and anti-counterfeiting. Serial numbers on US notes are on the face, but other countries' notes can have them on the back or on both sides.
Series date
Notes are dated when they were authorized or first issued. Notes carry that same date throughout their lifespan.