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Appendix D: Features in Use Worldwide
Appendix D: Features in Use Worldwide
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Some countries have specifically addressed the problem of visually disabled people and have striven to add appropriate features. Other countries have coincidentally included effective features in the course of producing an attractive banknote design, although the prime aim was assisting the normally sighted public to handle denominations easily.
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Although people have various degrees of color vision, distinctive color differences among denominations, using appropriately chosen colors, can form a major separation technique for all except blind people. The amount of color difference depends on the individual choice of the country.
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Currency design is moving toward the inclusion of large numerals or special shaped patterns. Specific Engraved Invisible Marks A recent development in features for visually disabled people can be seen in the Dutch approach to the new 100 Guilder banknote.
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Although the unit can discriminate among denominations in genuine currency, it is not to be regarded as an authentication device, as it can be confused by simple black patches drawn on genuine or counterfeit banknotes. SllMMARY OF FEATURES ON WORLDWIDE CURRENCIES The following table shows the major features contained in 171 different styles of banknotes around the world.
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1994. Personal communication to the Committee on Currency Features Usable by the Visually Impaired.
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106 Cu~ency Features for Visually Impa~red People Table D-1 Summary of Currency Features for Visually Disabled People Used in Currency from 171 Issuing Authorities Around the World Denomination Differentiation Method (Y = yes; N = no; S = some Issuing Authonty Number of denominations) ~ · wenomlnatlons Color Size Tactile Recognition Large Symbol Numeral Afghanistan 6 Y S N S Albania 4 Y Y N N Algeria 4 Y S N N Angola 6 Y Y N N Argentina 7 Y N Y Y Armenia 6 Y S Y N Aruba 5 Y N Y Y Australia 5 Y Y N S Austria 6 Y Y Y N Bahamas 7 Y N N Y Bahrain 5 Y S N N Bangladesh 7 Y Y N N Barbados 6 Y N N N Belgium 6 Y Y Y Y Belize 6 Y N N N Bermuda 6 Y N N N Bolivia 5 Y N N S Botswana 5 Y Y N S Brazil 6 Y N N S Brunei 7 Y Y N N Bulgaria 5 Y Y Y Y Burundi 5 Y Y N S Cambodia 7 Y Y N N Cameroon 5 Y Y N N Canada 7 Y N N Y
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Denominations Tactile Recognition I~rge Color Size Symbol Numeral Cape Verde 5 Y Y N N Cayman Islands 4 Y N N N Central Afr~can Republic 5 Y S N N Chad 5 Y Y N N Chile 4 Y N N N China 6 Y S Y N Colombia 7 Y N S N Comoros 3 Y Y N N Congo 5 Y Y N N CookIslands 4 Y N N N Costa Rica 5 Y N N N Croatia ~ ~Y S Y N Cuba 7 Y N N N Cyprus 5 Y Y S N Czech Republic 6 Y Y Y N Denmark 5 Y S N N Djibouti 5 Y Y N N Dominican Republic ~Y N N N Eastern Car~bbean Terntories 5 Y N N N Ecuador 9 Y N N N Egypt 6 Y S N N E1 Salvador 7 S Y N N England 4 Y Y Y N Equatorial Guinea 4 Y Y N N Estonia 7 Y N N S l
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Denomination Differentiation Method (Y = yes; N = no; S-some Issuing Authonty Number of denominations) Denominations Tactile Recognition Large Color Size Symbol Numeral Ethiopia 5 Y Y N N Falkland Islands 4 Y N N N Faroe Islands 7 Y Y N N Fiji 5 Y Y N N Finland 6 Y N N N France 5 Y Y N S French Terntories in the Pacific 4 Y Y N N Gabon 5 Y Y N N Gambia 5 Y Y N N Germany 8 Y Y S S Ghana 6 Y S N N Gibraltar 5 Y Y N N Greece 5 Y Y N N Guatemala 7 Y N N N Guernsey 4 Y Y N N Guinea 6 Y Y N N Guinea-Bissau 6 Y Y N N Guyana 5 Y N N N Haiti 9 Y S N N Honduras 6 Y Y N N Hong Kong 5 Y Y N N Hungary 5 Y N N N Iceland 6 Y Y N N India 7 Y S N N hndonesia 7 Y Y N N
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Apper~dix D 109 Table D-l Summary of Currency Features for Visually Disabled People Used in Currency from 171 Issuing Authorities Around the WorId (continued) Denomination Differentiation Method (Y = yes; N = no; S = some Issuing Authority Number of denominations)
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Denominations Color Size Tactile Recognition Large Symbol Numeral Malta 4 Y Y N N Man (Isle of) 4 Y Y N N Mauntania 4 S Y N N Mauntius 8 Y Y N N Mexico 8 Y N N N Mongolia 8 Y Y N N Morocco 4 Y Y S N Mozambique 6 Y S N N Myanmar 7 Y Y N N Macedonia 5 Y N N N Namibia 3 Y Y Y N Nepal 8 Y Y N N Netheriands 7 Y Y S S Netherlands Antilles 6 Y N Y N New Zealand 5 Y Y N N Nicaragua 9 Y N N N Mgeria 5 Y N N N Northern Treland 5 Y Y N N Norway 4 Y Y N N Oman 9 Y Y N N Pakistan 7 Y Y N N Papua New Guinea 4 Y S N N Paraguay 7 Y S N N Peru 6 Y S S N Philippines 7 Y N N N
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Denominations Color Size Tactile Recognition Large Symbol Numeral Poland ~ ~Y N N S Portugal 5 Y Y N N Qatar 6 Y Y N N Romania 7 Y Y N N Russia 7 Y S N S Rwanda 4 Y Y N N Saint Helena 4 Y Y N N Sao Tome and Principe 4 Y Y N N Saudi Arabia 6 Y Y N N Scot~and 5 Y S N N Seychelles 4 Y N N N Sierra I~eone 8 Y N N N Singapore 7 Y Y N N Slovenia ~Y Y N N Solomon Islands 5 Y Y N N Somalia 5 Y S N N South Africa 3 Y Y Y S Spain 4 Y Y N N Sn Lanka 7 Y Y N N Sudan 7 Y N N S Surinam 6 Y N N S Swaziland 5 N Y N N Sweden 6 Y Y N N Switzerland 6 Y Y Y Y Syna 7 Y Y N N
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Numeral Taiwan 6 Y S N N Tanzania 6 Y Y N N Tha~land 7 Y Y N N Tonga 6 Y N N N Trinidad and Tobago 5 Y N N N Tunisia 3 Y Y N N Turkey 6 Y Y N N Uganda ~Y S N N United Arab Emirates 6 Y Y N N United States of America 6 N N N N Uruguay 7 Y N Y N Vanuatu 4 Y Y N N Venezuela 6 Y N N N Vietnam ~ ~Y Y N N West Afr~can Monetary Union 5 Y Y N N Western Samoa 4 Y Y N N Yemen 6 Y Y N N Yugoslavia ~Y Y N N Zaire ~Y Y N N Zambia 5 Y Y N N Zimbabwe 4 Y Y N N
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