A type of self-paid check issued by a bank to make it easier for travelers to pay for various expenses abroad, and they purchase them at a foreign exchange bank before departing. They are translated as traveler's checks. They are said to have been first issued by American Express in 1891. Internationally, most are denominated in US dollars, but some are denominated in German marks or yen, and are issued in different denominations (for example, $100 notes, $10 notes, etc.). Traveler's checks have two signature fields, and when the traveler purchases the check at a bank, he or she signs the designated signature field, and when the traveler cashes the check at a counter at a bank, travel agency, or hotel in the foreign country where the traveler is staying, he or she countersigns the other signature field in front of the clerk, and the person is confirmed to be the legitimate holder of the check based on the comparison of the two signatures. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
海外旅行者による外国での各種の経費支払を便利にするため,銀行が発行する一種の自己あて小切手をいい,海外旅行者は出発前に外国為替銀行で購入する。旅行小切手と訳される。1891年アメリカン・エキスプレス社が発行したのが最初といわれる。国際的に米ドル建てのものが多いが,ドイツ・マルク建てや円建てのものもあり,それぞれ金額の異なる券種(たとえば100ドル券,10ドル券など)で発行される。旅行小切手面には二つの署名欄があり,旅行者本人が旅行小切手を銀行で購入する際に所定の署名個所に自署し,旅行先の外国で銀行,旅行社あるいはホテルなどのカウンターにおいてこれを現金化するときに,その係員の面前でもう一つの署名欄に副署し,この二つの署名照合に基づいて本人が正当の小切手所持人であることが確認される。
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