CCL Secure and De La Rue have been awarded ten-year contracts by the Bank of England to supply polymer substrates for the new £20 banknotes. Under the terms of the contract, CCL Secure will supply the Bank of England with Guardian™ substrate for 75% of the first call-off volume, and De La Rue will supply its…
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has issued a commemorative $500 banknote, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the institution. Image courtesy of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic The banknote uses the same design as the circulating version and includes many of the existing security features such as a latent image, watermark and microtext, but…
The Central Bank of Brunei celebrates the Sultan’s 50-year reign with a commemorative polymer banknote and coin set, and issues the fifth series of circulation coins. The country has celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, having been on the throne for fifty years. To mark the occasion the country’s Central Bank, the Autoriti Monetari…
The Central Bank of Argentina has issued the next denomination from its new “Native Animals of Argentina” series of banknotes, the 20-peso. The new note, which entered circulation on the 4 October, features the native guanaco – a llama type animal – as part of the currency series’ efforts to raise awareness of the preservation of the environment. The…