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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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