山西票号的密押与现代货币的防伪——渊源、发展与比较

The Cipher Ways of Shanxi Draft Bank and the Protection of Modern Money from Counterfeits

纸币防伪技术的应用起源于中国 ,由山西票号率先发起。山西票号的密押方式从四个方面对现代货币的发展起到积极作用 :第一是纸质的选取和水印技术的进化 ;第二是墨剂材料的选择和应用技术的进化 ;第三是从印鉴到凹凸等技术的进化 ;第四是从暗号密押到其它防伪工艺的进化。本文从山西票号密押方式的历史考证入手 ,进而对人民币防伪技术的发展变化以及主要国际货币的发展态势进行了实证研究。

The application of technique against counterfeited banknote could be traced to China, and Shanxi draft bank firstly initiated this technique. The cipher way of Shanxi draft bank plays an active role on the development of modern money in four aspects. First of all, the evolution of the selection of paper material and watermark technique. Secondly, the evolution of the selection of inked material and application technique. Thirdly, the evolution from a specimen seal impression to embossing technique. Fourthly, the evolution from secret signal cipher ways to other counterfeited craft. This paper makes a further empirical research on the development condition of RMB against counterfeited ones from an approach of historical research of cipher ways about Shanxi draft bank.