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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 871987, member: 19065&quot;]Now if it was only the MINT that created, printed and issued our paper currency your statement on a numismatic forum might not seem so laughable... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>You might also be surprised to learn the irony of your condescending statement regarding &#039;third world countries&#039; since many first and second world nations often help design, print and implement currencies for other developing nations. </p><p><br /></p><p>By &#039;cartoonish&#039; one can only assume you are refering to the portrait as the other embellishments and features are utterly typical of all era of typographic and graphical design found on notes. Any non-photographic rendering of a subject from life is technically a cartoon or simplified rendering, especially in the case of figures of life predating the era of photographic reproduction. In no way have these new notes been issued with a &#039;cartoon&#039; depicted in an intentionally satirical sense, but rather simplified the design to core symbolic iconography such that the image remains true to form of the person and ideals it represents and manages to incorporate the security features necessary to thwart forgers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do please take some time to educate yourself on the finer points of modern currency in this and other countries, since you likely spend it readily and should care for this side of numismatics as much as the coins collectors covet.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b><a href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneyfactory.gov/" rel="nofollow">Bureau of&nbsp; Engraving and Printing</a></b></font></p><p><font size="3"><b></b><span style="color: #000000">U.S. Department of the Treasury</span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><b><a href="http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/Splashpage.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/Splashpage.aspx" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></b></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><b><a href="http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/Splashpage.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newmoney.gov/newmoney/Splashpage.aspx" rel="nofollow">newmoney.gov</a></b></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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