The Bureau of EngravingMarking with incision or etching an intaglio printing plate to create a design which will be transferred on the paper or another substrate during the printing. More and Printing might open a tender in the coming days for the creation of new forgery-proof security features for the next US banknotes. According to the pre-solicitation notice, the Bureau is looking for features visible to the naked eye and detectable with special devices, including intaglio printingA printing method, which also acts as a security feature, and gives the image a raised print effect that is difficult to achieve with other systems. The printing parts of the plate are recessed by engraving into a metal plate. The engraved plates are applied to the paper at very high pressure. The compression of the paper and the transfer of a thick layer of ink give the intaglio print a distinct tactility. More and “optical waveguide” technology. The 4-year contract could be awarded to one or more companies.
Jack Lew, Treasury Secretary, announced last April that new banknotes will be issued in 2020, depicting various renowned faces of American history. Abolitionist and former slave Harriet Tubman will replace slave owner Andrew Jackson on the $20, while the $5 note will illustrate African-American Singer Marian Anderson during her concert at the Lincoln Memorial, alongside with Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. orating his famous “I have a Dream” on the monument’s steps.
These new banknotes will also incorporate a user-friendly feature that will help consumers distinguish genuine from counterfeitThe reproduction or alteration of a document or security element with the intent to deceive the public. A counterfeit banknote looks authentic and has been manufactured or altered fraudulently. In most countries, currency counterfeiting is a criminal offence under the criminal code. More quickly and easily.
Of course, current US banknotes already hold a full range of security features: when placed under UVAbbreviation for ultraviolet. More light, the $10 changes colour to orange while the $20 becomes green. Both banknotes conceal portraits that only appear when the note is held up against a source of light (watermarkA security feature used on most banknotes. It consists of variations in density and thickness created during the paper production, resulting in variations in their opacity. The combination of these variations forms an image embedded in the paper, which is visible with backlight. Due to its variations in thickness, the watermark also has a raised relief effect. More), unveiling respectively Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Jackson. And finally, denominationEach individual value in a series of banknotes or coins. More numbers 10 and 20 are printed with colour-shifting inks.
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