Honor cords. An honor cord is a token consisting of twisted cords with tassels on either end awarded to members of honor societies or for various academic and non-academic achievements, awards, or honors. Usually, cords come in pairs with a knot in the middle to hold them together.
U.S. Currency. How Money is Made - Paper and Ink. The paper and ink used in the production of U.S. paper currency is as distinct as its design. The paper, with the exception of $100 paper, comes to the BEP in brown paper-wrapped loads of 20,000 sheets (two pallets of 10,000 sheets). $100 paper comes to the BEP in loads of 16,000 sheets (two pallets of 8,000).
1 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 38 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $541 million. 2  That doesn't mean there is $541 million more money circulating today than there was yesterday, though, because 95% of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation. Coins are usually made of copper and another element, such as zinc or nickel. 2  Currency paper is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton. 3  Red and blue synthetic fibers of various lengths are distributed evenly throughout the paper.