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| | AAPD-News: Court Decisions |
 | | Of the more than 180 countries that issue paper currency, only the United States prints bills that are identical in size and color in all their denominations. |
 | | In Japan, in a new design for the Yen, has incorporated a tactile feature in the ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 notes, different for each note, that has a rougher texture than the rest of the bill. |
 | | In response to the government’s suggestion that any changes to the currency would “significantly complicate any effort to add a tactile feature to U.S. currency,” Judge Robertson wrote: “This suggestion is unsupported argument, and it is utterly unpersuasive. |
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