Difference Between Forgeries and the Genuine We have revived a stater iment Srom the Centeal "Bini China regarding the forgery of forms us that ai now being made to withdraw the whole of its present issue of notes and to replace them with a new issue, which ix now—being: Printed in! America, The Bank's statement says:—"Recently some unscrupulous per'- sons have forged the 85 notes of thie bank and) put them into tensive circulation, In x0 doing, the forgers have taken advantage Jof the fact that this is a govern ment bank and so is in possession lof ample specie reserves, "The $5 notes of this bank hear the likeness of the late Dr. Sun Yatesen, which was engraved by a world-famous artist. The picture lof the late leader is very clear, and forgers have found it impossible to imitate it perfectly. Pictures Jof the leader on forged notes are muddy, and it should be easy to distinguish them from those on. genuine notes.
"In addition, thave are two other rracteristics' of forged notes. First, the colour scheme and gen eral engravings of forgeries are blurred. Secondly, the paper used by forgers is coarse and common, fand should be readily distinguish fable to the layman.
The: bank ix now invéltigatinse the extonteto which its 85 notes have been forged. and will spare ino effort to safeguard those accustomed to handle its currency."
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