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Diacritics

Also called diacritical mark. a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value

What seals appear on the front of a bill?

Department of Treasury Seal, Federal Reserve Seal

Is the date the bill was issued printed on the front or back of the bill?

Front

Whose face appears on the front of a $1 bill?

George Washington

Whose face appears on the front of a $20 bill?

Jackson

Whose face appears on the front of a $5 bill?

Lincoln

What building is pictured on the back of a $5 bill?

Lincoln memorial

What pictures appear on the back of a $1 bill?

The Great Seal (pyramid with eye) and Presidential Seal (eagle)

. What building is pictured on the back of a $20 bill?

The White House

What building is pictured on the back of a $10 bill?

U.S. Treasury

On the front of $1, $5, and $10 bills, what words are written?

United States of America, Federal Reserve Note, denomination amount

On the back of the $1, $5, and $10 bills, what words are written?

United States of America, In God We Trust, denomination amount

Watermark

a figure or design impressed in some paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held to the light.

Document expert

a person who scientifically analyses handwriting.

Exemplar

a standard document of known origin and authorship used in handwriting analysis.

Questioned document

any signature, handwriting, typewriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain.

Because of the separation of church and state, no mention of a higher being or deity can be printed on the bills.

false

The Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. Treasurer are the same.

false

There is a picture of a building located on the back of $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills.

false

There is only one signature located on the front of a bill.

false

Document analysis

the examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses, such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, and obliteratons.

Forgery

the making, adapting, or falsifying of documents or other objects with the intention of deceiving someone.

Counterfeiting

the production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception.

Fraudulence

when a financial gain accompanies a forgery.

Newer bills contain more colors than the older bills.

true

On the back of $10 and $20 bills, small yellow numbers indicating their denominations is stamped in the area surrounding the picture.

true

The serial number is printed in two places on the front of a bill.

true

There are "hidden images" on the front side of a bill that can only be seen if you hold the bill up to the light.

true

the White House appears on the back of the $20 bill.

true