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Colombia completes banknote series with issue of 10,000 peso

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Colombia’s Banco de la Repüblica has issued the 10,000 peso banknote, completing the issuance of the country’s new banknote family. The 10,000 peso banknote was issued yesterday, the 7 December 2016. The new note is predominantly red in colour is 66mm in height and 138mm in width. As per the previously issued banknotes in the new series, the…

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Australian $5 wins Regional Banknote of the Year award

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The new Australian polymer $5 banknote has been awarded the Regional Banknote of The Year at the High Security Printing Asia conference. The award was presented at the conference in Singapore on 6 December 2016, hosted by Reconnaissance. According to Reconnaissance, “The awards recognise outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote…

Seychelles issues new banknote family

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The Central Bank of Seychelles has today issued its new banknote series, consisting of four banknotes and seven coins. The banknotes, printed by UK banknote printers De La Rue, feature illustrations and security features depicting the Seychelles’ unique biodiversity with various common species portrayed on both the front and reverse of the notes.   All banknotes include a…

Sheets of new 50 euro banknotes waiting to be cut.

Royal Joh. Enschedé quits banknote production

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Dutch security printers Royal Joh. Enschedé have issued a press release advising that, following a change to their strategy, they will soon stop producing banknotes due to over capacity in the banknote market. Instead, the company will focus on being a High Security Printer in the international market for Stamps, Visas and Tax Labels, as well as brand…

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De La Rue to continue banknote printing in Malta

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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…

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The new banknote family from Norway

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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…

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The next banknote from Colombia: the 2000-peso

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The central bank of Colombia, the Banco de la Republica, has announced that the next banknote from its latest series will be issued on 29 November 2016. The 2,000-peso banknote is the fifth denomination of the new family of banknotes to be issued by the central bank, following the 100,000, 50,000, 20,000 and 5,000 all issued earlier…

Costa Rica upgrades 5000 banknote

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The Banco Centrale de Costa Rica, the country’s central bank, has announced that it has upgraded the ¢5000 banknote with new security features. A press release issued by the central bank on 11 November 2016 said that the note had been upgraded as part of efforts to strengthen security features contained within the Costa Rican banknote. Most notably, the…