View of a harbour in Malta.

De La Rue to continue banknote printing in Malta

De La Rue has announced that it will continue to print banknotes at its factory in Malta. This is a turnaround from last December when the company announced major redundancies at its Malta banknote printing plant, with reportedly a view of eventually phasing out banknote printing activities within the country. A press release from De La Rue confirms…

Image of the new Norway banknote, image courtesy of Norges Bank.

The new banknote family from Norway

The central bank of Norway has put its new banknote series on public display for the first time at Vippetangen in Oslo from 22 to 27 November. Norges Bank last issued its currently circulating banknote series during the 1990s. Though the level of counterfeiting within the country is low, the central bank decided to issue a…