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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 18, April 29, 2001, Article 7 CANADIAN BANKNOTE PUBLICATIONS Julie Larocque of Banque du Canada writes: "I work in terminology at the Bank of Canada and was wondering if you could tell whether "Bank Note Reporters" and "Counterfeit Detectors" have been translated into French. Are both of them publications or is the counterfeit detector a machine?" Here's my initial reply; perhaps one of our readers has something to add: Both of the items you list are publications. A "Counterfeit Detector" is a book or periodical which assists the reader in determining whether a bank note is genuine. There were big sellers in the 19th century when so many different types of notes (both real and counterfeit) circulated. A "Bank Note Reporter" is a book or periodical which lists information about whether a bank which issued notes is still in business. These were also big sellers in the 19th century, when so many banks were formed and dissolved before their currency was redeemed. Anyone stuck with a note from a defunct bank is out of luck, and the Bank Note Reporters could help individuals and merchants from making a costly mistake. I am not aware of any such publication which has been translated to French or any other language. These were very useful, but short-lived items, usually only of use in the country or region of publication. However, there may well exist Counterfeit Detectors and Bank Note Reporters initially published in French in Canada. containing information about Canadian banks.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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