31 CFR 601.3 - Distinctive paper.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury last revised: Jan 02, 2026

View all text of Part 601 [§ 601.1 - § 601.5]

§ 601.3 - Distinctive paper.

The distinctive paper is a cream-white currency note paper with fibers, colored red and blue, evenly distributed throughout the currency note paper. The distinctive paper shall contain distinctive counterfeit deterrents in the currency note paper denominations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 418,421; 18 U.S.C. 474A; 31 U.S.C. 321.

source: 88 FR 43063, July 6, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 31 CFR 601.3