…Counterfeiting has been rampant in the United States since the country opened up, and in the 1930s, counterfeit bills worth nearly a million dollars appeared on the market, despite the use of fine-grain engraving machines developed to prevent counterfeiting. In response, the Secret Service, headed by FJ Wilson, began a campaign to identify counterfeit bills in 1937, and eventually developed this into a major educational campaign called "Know Your Money." This had a major effect, and it is said that the amount of counterfeit money in circulation had decreased by about one-third within two years. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Know Your Money" are explained below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アメリカでも開国以来贋金が横行し,贋造防止のために開発された細紋彫刻機械などを活用したにもかかわらず,1930年代には100万ドルに近い贋札が市場に現れる事態となった。そこでF.J.ウィルソンを長とするシークレット・サービスが1937年から贋札鑑定のキャンペーン活動を開始し,やがて〈ノウ・ユア・マネーKnow Your Money〉という一大教育キャンペーンにまでこれを発展させた。この効果は大きく,2年後には贋金の出回りが約1/3に減少したという。… ※「Know Your Money」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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