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Currency Verification Site

The holiday season has led many businesses to question the authenticity of currency they receive. The combination of mass purchases and new technology, which easily produces counterfeit currency, has led to the formation of a website that verifies authenticity. Beginning January 1st 2006, currency professionals can verify all their currency issues online with Data Vault. Data Vault is a new proprietary on-line information source comprising an online catalogue of all the banknotes in circulation around the world, the second edition of the Directory of Currency Suppliers, archive copies of Currency News and a regular news update on new note issues.

The database is searchable by country and date of issue and there is an additional search facility for security and features such as threads, watermarks, intaglio, substrates, holograms or portrait subject. Image and keyword identifiers for more exotic banknotes are provided, and each country section includes details of domestic and foreign currency import and export requirements, as well as alternative currencies in use. The database is continuously updated to ensure the information is current and accurate, and all details are available in English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.

Key features of Data Vault include an online banknote database featuring all the world?s banknotes including over 4,000 banknotes from 180 countries and issuing authorities. This total includes all current notes as well as, for most countries, notes that are outmoded, withdrawn and/or worthless. Clear and detailed descriptions are provided for each note, along with images of the front and reverse (under normal and UV light) ? with photographic enlargements of key security features.