ВУЗ:
Составители:
Рубрика:
30
A security thread and microprinting were introduced to deter counterfeit-
ing by advanced copiers and printers. The features first appeared in Series
1990 $100, $50 and the $20 notes. By Series 1993, the features appeared
in all denominations except $ 1 notes.
1994: Currency Redesign
The Secretary of the Treasury announced that U.S. currency would be re-
designed to incorporate a new series of counterfeit deterrents. The newly
designed $100 was introduced in 1996, the $50 in 1997, and the $20 in
1998. The new $50 was the first to incorporate a low-vision feature, a
large dark numeral on a light background on the lower right corner of the
back, to help people with low vision identify the denomination.
1998: 50 State Quarters Program Act
The program is scheduled to run from 1999 until 2008, with five new
quarters released every year over ten years. The 50 new quarters will fea-
ture a design that honors each state's unique history and tradition. The
quarters are being released in the order that the states joined the union.
Source: The U.S. Treasury Department,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing //
English, 27/2001, p.15
COIN QUIZ
1. How many sides does a coin have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
2. When were coins first counterfeited?
A. 1202
B. 1492
C. 1801
D. About the time coins were first minted
3. What is the largest "coin" ever made?
A. The Big Dime
B. The Big Penny
C. The Big Nickel
D. The Big Loonie
4. What is the heaviest pure nickel coin ever made?
A. 20 francs from Belgium
B. The Big Nickel
C. 2 centavos from Colombia
D. 20 centissimo from Italy
5. What is the lightest pure nickel coin ever made?
A. The Little Nickel
B. 25 bani from Romania
C. 10 cents from the Netherlands
D. 1 guilder from the Netherlands
6. What are mint marks?
A. Mint leaves drawn on a coin
B. Coins laminated onto bookmarks made of mint
C. Improperly pressed coins
D. A marking a coin to identify which mint struck it
7. Why are some coins called "freaks"?
A. They are ugly
B. There was an error in the way the coins were made
C. The coins are haunted
D. The coins depict monsters or mythological creatures
Key:
1 C. There are three sides to every coin. They are the both sides and the
Edge.
A security thread and microprinting were introduced to deter counterfeit- D. About the time coins were first minted
ing by advanced copiers and printers. The features first appeared in Series
1990 $100, $50 and the $20 notes. By Series 1993, the features appeared 3. What is the largest "coin" ever made?
in all denominations except $ 1 notes. A. The Big Dime
B. The Big Penny
1994: Currency Redesign C. The Big Nickel
D. The Big Loonie
The Secretary of the Treasury announced that U.S. currency would be re-
designed to incorporate a new series of counterfeit deterrents. The newly 4. What is the heaviest pure nickel coin ever made?
designed $100 was introduced in 1996, the $50 in 1997, and the $20 in A. 20 francs from Belgium
1998. The new $50 was the first to incorporate a low-vision feature, a B. The Big Nickel
large dark numeral on a light background on the lower right corner of the C. 2 centavos from Colombia
back, to help people with low vision identify the denomination. D. 20 centissimo from Italy
1998: 50 State Quarters Program Act 5. What is the lightest pure nickel coin ever made?
A. The Little Nickel
The program is scheduled to run from 1999 until 2008, with five new B. 25 bani from Romania
quarters released every year over ten years. The 50 new quarters will fea- C. 10 cents from the Netherlands
ture a design that honors each state's unique history and tradition. The D. 1 guilder from the Netherlands
quarters are being released in the order that the states joined the union.
6. What are mint marks?
Source: The U.S. Treasury Department, A. Mint leaves drawn on a coin
Bureau of Engraving and Printing // B. Coins laminated onto bookmarks made of mint
English, 27/2001, p.15 C. Improperly pressed coins
D. A marking a coin to identify which mint struck it
COIN QUIZ
1. How many sides does a coin have? 7. Why are some coins called "freaks"?
A. 1 A. They are ugly
B. 2 B. There was an error in the way the coins were made
C. 3 C. The coins are haunted
D. 4 D. The coins depict monsters or mythological creatures
2. When were coins first counterfeited? Key:
A. 1202 1 C. There are three sides to every coin. They are the both sides and the
B. 1492 Edge.
C. 1801
30
