31 C.F.R. PART 601—DISTINCTIVE PAPER FOR UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND OTHER SECURITIES
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 418; 18 U.S.C. 474A.
Source: 61 FR 10895, Mar. 18, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
The Secretary of the Treasury, by authority of law, has adopted a new distinctive paper for use in printing United States currency in addition to the existing distinctive papers for use in printing United States currency and other securities. The paper utilized in the printing of United States currency and public debt issues is cream-white bank note paper which must contain security features prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. All currency paper shall contain distinctive fibers, colored red and blue, incorporated in the body of the paper while in the process of manufacture and evenly distributed throughout. In addition to distinctive red and blue fibers, currency paper shall contain, for denominations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, security threads embedded beneath the surface of the paper during the manufacturing process. Security threads shall contain graphics consisting of the designation “USA” and the denomination of the currency, expressed in alphabetic or numeric characters. In addition to the security thread, for the denominations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the paper will bear a watermark identical to the portrait to be printed on the paper. The new distinctive paper shall be used for printing Federal Reserve Notes of the denominations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The use of the existing distinctive papers, the distinctive features of which consist of distinctive fibers, colored red and blue, incorporated in the body of the paper while in the process of manufacture and evenly distributed throughout, and the security thread containing graphics consisting of the designation “USA” and the denomination of the currency, will be continued for printing of any currency denomination prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The existing distinctive papers shall be used for the printing of interest-bearing securities of the United States, and for any other printing where the use of distinctive paper is indicated. The Secretary of the Treasury hereby gives notice that the new distinctive paper, together with any other distinctive papers heretofore adopted for the printing of paper currency or other obligations or securities of the United States, is and will be subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 474A which provides, in part, that it is against the law to possess any paper, or facsimile thereof, designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for the printing of U.S. currency or any other security of the United States, except with the permission of the Secretary or the authorized official. This crime is punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than fifteen years, or both.
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
PART 601—DISTINCTIVE PAPER FOR UNITED STATES CURRENCY AND OTHER SECURITIES
Section Contents
§ 601.1 Notice to the public.
§ 601.2 Description of paper.
§ 601.3 Use of paper.
§ 601.4 Use of paper; interest-bearing securities of the United States.
§ 601.5 Penalty for unauthorized control or possession.
§ 601.1 Notice to the public.
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§ 601.2 Description of paper.
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§ 601.3 Use of paper.
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§ 601.4 Use of paper; interest-bearing securities of the United States.
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§ 601.5 Penalty for unauthorized control or possession.
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