Word: intaglio
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Paper currency the world over is printed by a process known as intaglio, which forces the ink directly into the paper under heavy pressure and thereby makes counterfeiting difficult. This gives the currency a texture and feel that ordinary presses cannot easily duplicate. Unfortunately, no printing-press manufacturer in the U.S. makes an intaglio press of the sort the bureau wants, so it has turned to Britain, a nation with enormous experience in printing inflated currency, to custom-design a press...