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The collecting of banknotes (paper money) can be very interesting hobby.
You can bring a little bit of history and culture of other countries into you
home without ever leaving. Compared to stamp collecting and coin
collecting, banknote collecting is a young hobby. Only since the 1960's
has there been a real attempt to catalog and document the many notes of
the world. There are many ways to collect paper money, you can collect
from one country, continent or period of time. Others collect by theme,
topic, historical figure, animal, etc.

One side of banknote collecting not talked about much is the security. The
security features incorporated into the making of banknotes can be quite
elaborate and varied. From the use of special paper, watermarks, special
printing, security threads and invisible features.

Needless to say the items listed on this page are not inclusive. The
banknote industry is changing all the time and I am always looking for
new information. If anyone has any other information to share (or
corrections) on the subject of security used in the production, design, or
distribution of banknotes, I would love to hear from you.

If anyone has any other information too share (or corrections) on the
subject of security used in the production or design of banknotes, I would
love to hear from you.