Of all the types of prints in the world, banknotes are probably the most complex and exquisite prints – whether the country is rich or poor, its banknotes are very delicate and beautiful. Hand engraving, miniature text, light change pattern, printing pattern, security line, fluorescence, watermark... And so on, all kinds of printing and anti-counterfeiting technologies are displayed on the banknote side of the paper.
The vast majority of banknotes we see are double-sided printing, but in the history of banknotes, there is another special existence - single-sided banknotes.
There is no mysterious definition of a single-sided banknote – the front and back of ordinary banknotes are printed with patterns and text, while single-sided banknotes only print a front, and that's it.
The single-sided banknotes in circulation are not counterfeit currency, nor are they unfinished semi-finished products, but real and genuine currency. Why print only one face? To put it bluntly, one is that the technology is not in place, the other is that the funds are not in place, and often the latter determines the former.
However, in the modern printing industry, in order to test a certain technology in a directional manner, it is often used in a one-sided form to save unnecessary labor, but such banknotes are "test banknotes" and do not participate in actual circulation. For example, the test banknote printed by the British company De Naro (see picture below) is played by Johannes Gutenberg, who is considered the inventor of movable type printing in the West.
The British D'Oro Printing Company tests the banknotes on one side
Not to mention the banknotes of the ancestors of the world's relatively old ancestors such as Jiaozi and Huizi, in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period on the mainland, private company bills and money bank bills were prevalent, and many of these local banknotes were printed on one side. After entering the 20th century, many countries and regions still used single-sided banknotes.
After World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated, and Hungary, the Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Poland each became independent of austria-Hungary.
After the establishment of the First Austrian Republic, the domestic economy withered and social unrest. Under this premise, the banknotes issued by Austria in 1921 were single-sided banknotes.
A 50 herring single-sided banknote issued by Austria in 1921
Today, these banknotes can be described as extremely simple, but they are very much in line with the social reality of the time. The small banknotes carry the history and culture of mankind, which can be seen from this.
During the British rule of Hong Kong, the World War II was approaching Hong Kong, and there was a shortage of auxiliary coins in Hong Kong, and the British government in Hong Kong issued a paper currency with a face value of one cent in May 1941 - one cent is what we often call a cent, and this batch of auxiliary coins is double-sided printing. After the fall of Hong Kong, Japan briefly ruled hong Kong.
On August 30, 1945, Hong Kong was re-illuminated, ending three years and eight months of Japanese rule. At this time, the British government of Hong Kong issued a penny of paper money as a supplementary coin, at this time this batch of auxiliary coins was printed on one side, and the face of the banknote was a portrait of Emperor George VI.
In 1961, Hong Kong 1 cent auxiliary coin
In 1961, the Hong Kong government issued paper coins again, and the denomination marked was changed from one cent to one cent. At this time, the empress of The United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, who had been on standby for a long time, had been in the prime of the year, so the face of the coin was changed to the portrait of Elizabeth II accordingly.
This version of the one-cent coin was mainly used in the Hong Kong market as a tail change for the payment of various taxes and fees, and was used until September 30, 1995, after which it was withdrawn from circulation and was no longer the legal tender of Hong Kong.
In 1949, at the suggestion of Chen Jitang, a senior Kuomintang official in charge of Hainan, the Bank of Hainan was established, and its main business was to manage the local treasury in Hainan and issue silver dollar bills for the Hainan Special Administrative Region. In the same year, the Bank of Hainan issued 2-cent and 5-cent denominations of banknotes, which were printed on one side.
In the 38th year of the Republic of China, Hainan Bank 2 cent banknote
At the end of the 20th century, there were still places in the world where single-sided banknotes were used. The banknotes issued by Tatarstan in 1991 were printed on one side. The face design of these banknotes is very simple and crude, and the printing technology is relatively simple.
100 roubles in Tatarstan 1991-1992
1991-1992 Tatarstan 100 rubles another
Tatarstan, full name Tatarstan, is one of the federal subjects of Russia. Tatarstan enjoys privileges in taxation, finance, etc., and belongs to a state with a special status in the Russian Federation. The specific use of these banknotes is unknown due to the lack of relevant information.
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