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UAE upgrades 100 dirham banknote with Galaxy™ thread

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/10/2018

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued images of its upgraded 100 dirham banknote that will reportedly be issued this week, featuring Louisenthal’s Galaxy™ security thread. The 100 dirham banknote of the current UAE series was first issued in 1982 but has since had several security feature upgrades. In this latest version, the…

Norges Bank issues Norway’s latest 50 and 500 krone banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 18/10/2018

Norway’s Norges Bank has issued the next two denominations from its latest banknote series, the 50 and 500 krone banknotes, which include advanced security features in their design. Norges Bank began issuing their latest banknotes series in May last year with the release of the 100 and 200 krone denominations. With the theme of the banknote series being “The Sea”,…

Australia circulates $50 Next Generation Banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 18/10/2018

The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued the latest banknote denomination from its Next Generation Banknote series, the $50 note. The $50 banknote is the third denomination to be circulated from the Next Generation Banknote Series, following the $5 issued in September 2016 and the $10 a year later. The $50 is the most widely circulated banknote…

Central Bank of Bolivia issues 50 boliviano banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 17/10/2018

The Central Bank of Bolivia has issued and circulated the new 50 boliviano banknote, the third in the latest First Family of Tickets (PFB) of the Plurinational State [translated] following the issuance of the 10 and 20 boliviano banknotes earlier this year. As with all the denominations of the new banknote series, each denomination maintains the same colour…

England £50 to be printed on polymer substrate

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 13/10/2018

The Bank of England has announced that the new £50 banknote will be printed on polymer, joining the rest of the banknote series. The news was announced via a press release issued by the central bank today. Other denominations of the latest banknote series issued by the Bank of England are already printed on Guardian®…

Iraq issues modernised banknote series

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/10/2018

The Central Bank of Iraq has issued its second edition of banknotes with enhanced designs and modern security features aimed at reflecting the nation’s heritage and diversity. Five of the denominations from the current series have been upgraded, namely the 25,000, 10,000, 1,000, 500 and 250 dinar notes. They will circulate alongside the previous banknote designs first…

Bahamas launch CRISP series $20 banknote with Active™ thread

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 01/10/2018

The Central Bank of Bahamas has launched the third denomination of their CRISP banknote series, the $20 banknote featuring De La Rue’s Active™ thread. The Central Bank of the Bahamas is gradually issuing their CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) Evolution banknote series, having already issued the 10 dollar denomination in 2016 and the 1 dollar…