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Armenia and Kyrgyzstan win Best Regional Banknote Awards

News, TechnologyBy SMI 22/02/2018

The Best Regional Banknote Awards have been presented this week at the High Security Printing EMEA conference, with Armenia and Kyrgyzstan announced as the winners. Reconnaissance International revealed the winners of the Best Regional Banknote Awards at its HSP EMEA conference held in Warsaw, Poland. According to Reconnaissance, the Best Regional Banknote award recognises “…outstanding achievement in the design,…

Oberthur selected as Denmark’s banknote supplier

Banknotes, Currency, NewsBy SMI 22/02/2018

Oberthur Fiduciaire has been selected by Denmark’s Central Bank as its new banknote supplier, following the central bank’s decision to stop using its own state printer in 2014. Denmark’s Central Bank, the Danmarks NationalBank, has published a press release confirming that French company Oberthur Fiduciaire SAS has been selected as its supplier of Danish banknotes.…

Australia reveals Next Generation $50 banknote design

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 15/02/2018

The Reserve Bank of Australia has today revealed the design the new $50 banknote, the next denomination to be issued from the Next Generation Banknote family. The design of the polymer banknote continues to feature portraits of Aboriginal writer and inventor David Unaipon as well as the first female member of the Australian parliament, Edith Cowan. The…

South Africa celebrates Mandela’s birth centenary

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 12/02/2018

South Africa will soon be celebrating Nelson Mandela’s birth centenary with the launch of a commemorative set of banknotes and a new five rand circulation coin. According to the South African Reserve (SARB), the country’s Central Bank, the commemorative banknotes will be launched this year in denominations of R10, R20, R50, R100 and R200. Though they…

Sun Chemical acquires Luminescence

Banknotes, Currency, News, TechnologyBy SMI 07/02/2018

Luminescence, a manufacturer of security inks used in banknotes and other high security documents, has been acquired by Sun Chemical and its parent company DIC Corporation. UK based Luminescence has been a supplier of security inks for thirty one years, providing inks used for currency tax stamps, passports, ID cards, secure documents and brand protection.…

Czech National Bank to issue new 100 and 200 banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 31/01/2018

The Czech National Bank has announced that it will issue upgraded CZK 100 and 200 banknotes, to be circulated during 2018. A press release published by the Czech Central Bank advises that whilst the new banknotes will continue to use the same illustrative design, they will include modern security features that provide the banknotes with advanced protection against…

Euro Counterfeits remain low during 2017

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/01/2018

The European Central Bank has released its banknote counterfeiting figures for the second half of 2017, showing a slight increase compared to the previous period yet still remain low. A total of 363,000 counterfeit notes were withdrawn during the second half of 2017, an increase of 9.7% compared with the first half of the year.…

Uruguay upgrades 100 and 1,000 peso banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/01/2018

The Central Bank of Uruguay has issued the Series G 100-peso and Series E 1,000-peso banknotes, now circulating within the country. The upgraded Uruguay banknotes have a similar design as their predecessors and continue to be printed on cotton paper substrate but contain upgraded security features including optically variable ink, used to depict a map…

The 2018 Central Banking Awards

Currency, NewsBy SMI 24/01/2018

The 2018 Central Banking Awards have been presented to companies and organisations within the industry, honouring excellence within the community. The awards recognise excellence in the Central Banking community, and 2018 sees the fifth year of presentations. Judges sitting on the Awards panel are made up of the Central Banking Editorial Team and Editorial Advisory Board, all…

Sri Lanka to issue new coins to help cut costs

Coin, NewsBy SMI 04/01/2018

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will soon issue a new set of stainless steel circulating coins, helping to address the current coin shortage in the country. The new coins from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will be in denominations of Rs. 1, 2, 5 and 10 and will be silver in colour. The…