Counterfeit deterrent features for the next-generation currency design / / Committee on Next-Generation Currency Design, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778770503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC : , : National Academy Press, , 1993
• ISBN: 1-280-24685-5; 9786610246854; 0-309-56279-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 128 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Publication NMAB ; ; 472
• Altri autori (Persone): SincerboxGlenn T. <1937->
• Disciplina: 769.56973
• Soggetti: Paper money design - United States; Counterfeits and counterfeiting - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Study was conducted under a contract with the U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing.; Committee chairman: Glenn T. Sincerbox.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""COUNTERFEIT DETERRENT FEATURES FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION CURRENCY DESIGN""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""PROBLEM DEFINITIONS""; ""MAJOR FINDINGS""; ""FEATURE-ASSESSMENT CONSIDERATIONS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 U.S. BANKNOTE COUNTERFEITING THREATS ""; ""COUNTERFEITING TRENDS""; ""ASSESSMENT OF THE TECHNICAL THREAT""; ""Equipment""; ""General Technical Trends""; ""Unit Placements and Selling Prices""; ""Summary of the Technical Threat""; ""TYPES OF COUNTERFEITERS AND REQUIRED GENERAL DETERRENTS"" ""Class I: Opportunistic Counterfeiters""; ""Class II: Petty Counterfeiters""; ""Class III: Professional Counterfeiters""; ""The Principal Threat""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FORCOUNTERFEIT-DETERRENCE FEATURES""; ""REQUIREMENTS""; ""THE PERFECT VISIBLE FEATURE""; ""TIME FRAME FOR POTENTIAL INCORPORATION""; ""EVALUATION STRATEGY""; ""EVALUATION ; FRAMEWORK""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""4 DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT OF DETERRENT FEATURES ""; ""CURRENTLY USED OVERT U.S. COUNTERFEIT-DETERRENCE FEATURES""; ""Hot-Stamped Security Stripe"" ""Embedded Zero-Order Diffraction Gratings""; ""Random Pattern/Encryption Counterfeit-Deterrence Concept""; ""Implementation Using Two Visible Features""; ""Implementation Using One Visible and One Secret Feature""; ""Counterfeit Deterrence Incorporated in Copiers and Printers""; ""Currency Recognition System""; ""Copier/Printer Identification System""; ""Features Used by Other Countries""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""5 COUNTERFEIT-DETERRENT STRATEGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES""; ""Technology Advancements""; ""Realistic Testing and Specifications""