Image of ink rollers from a banknote printing machine.

Crane Currency to move printing from Sweden to Malta

Crane Currency has announced that it will close its printing plant in Tumba, Sweden, moving its banknote printing operations to its newly opened facility in Malta. The paper mill, design team and related departments will continue to operate from the Tumba facility. The Swedish banknote printing plant has been operating since 1755 when it was run by the…

Image of the new commemorative Kyrgyz Republic coins.

Kyrgyz Republic celebrates 25 years of currency with coins

The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic is continuing to celebrate 25 years of the country’s national currency with the introduction of two new coins. The coins were issued by the Central Bank yesterday on the country’s National Currency Day to celebrate 25 years of independence and the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the national currency. The…

Fan of Venezuela 100 banknotes.

Venezuela updates ISO currency code

The Central Bank of Venezuela has confirmed that a new International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code will be assigned to its soon to be denominated currency. The ISO code “VES” will be used to identify the new Sovereign Bolivar that comes into effect on 04 June 2018, replacing the previous ISO code of “VEF”.. The Venezuelan currency is to…