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MICRO-CARACTERES [4 records]

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Record 1 2009-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Security Devices
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

Another deterrent introduced on $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills in the 1990 series, is the insertion of so-called security threads, metallic polyester strips inscribed with USA and the denomination of the bill. Invisible to the casual viewer, the threads, which run across the bills from top to bottom, can be discerned only when the bill is held up to a light. Forty-five percent of the $100 and $50 bills legally printed after 1990 have security threads, and $5 notes will begin to get them this year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
DEF

Fil de métal ou de plastique qui est incorporé dans la feuille de papier au cours de sa fabrication et qui est non reproductible par photocopie couleur. Des inscriptions en micro-caractères peuvent être imprimées sur le fil.

OBS

Les fils de sécurité peuvent être colorés ou fluorescents, visibles ou invisibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Litografía, offset y fototipia
  • Monedas y billetes
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
CONT

Al observar a contraluz el anverso de los billetes de [...] 1000 pesos, se aprecia un hilo de aproximadamente un milímetro de ancho que cruza verticalmente el billete. A este hilo se le conoce como hilo de seguridad y se localiza casi inmediatamente a la izquierda de la imagen del prócer.

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Record 2 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

Tiny numerals forming wavy lines are found on the face of the bank notes of the new series, and tiny numerals and letters are also found in the band in the centre of the same side of the notes. This microprint, which can be distinguished with the aid of a magnifying glass, helps discourage counterfeiting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

On trouve des micro-chiffres formant des lignes ondulées sur le recto des billets de banque de la nouvelle série, et des micro-chiffres et micro-lettres sur la bande centrale du même côté du billet. Ces micro-caractères sont déchiffrables à la loupe et diminuent les risques de contrefaçon.

Key term(s)
  • micro caractères

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Customs and Excise

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Douanes et accise
OBS

Impression qui, dans un passeport, ressemble à une ligne mais qui, à la loupe, s’avère être une inscription quelconque.

Spanish

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