The copper coin notes from ten upwards have been in use for a long time but the four and six coin notes have appeared fairly recently and look newly printed. Their appearance coincided with a dearth of copper coins which, with the dollar falling and a war ón, became worth as metal more than they represented as coinage. Large quantities are reported to have been exported to Japan.
To add to the small money confusion the Federal. Reserve Bank now proposes to issue subsidiary notes of five, ten, 20 and 50 cent denomina-
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