Watermarks are recognizable images in paper that appear lighter when viewed by transparent light. They are used as anti-counterfeiting devices on money and securities. In 1818 in Saint-Petersburg, the method of impressing a pattern on a grid was applied at the factory of state paper. This method was later applied in all other counties as well as it simplified the production process, making it easier to make the most complex and well-defined patterns
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