Clemens Berger has been appointed as the new Louisenthal Chairman of the Management Board. Berger takes over the position from Dr. Wolfram Seidemann, who has been the Louisenthal Chairman since 1 November 2016. Since joining in 2001, Berger has held several management positions at the substrate and foil manufacturing company. Since 2010, he has been responsible…
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The Central Bank of Syria has issued a new high denomination 2,000 pound banknote featuring President Bashar al-Assad, the first time he has appeared on Syrian currency since he assumed office in July 2000. The note is one of several printed years ago, reportedly by Goznak, but, says Central Bank Governor Duraid Durgham, it was delayed…
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The Louisenthal “Water” house note has won the Best Specimen Banknote award, presented by the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA). The “Water” specimen house note includes the optically variable RollingStar® LEAD security foil shown on the left of the adjacent image, as well as the RollingStar® Registered security thread, seen in the right hand note. Louisenthal, a…
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Fifty years ago today, the world’s first cash machine was installed at a Barclays Bank branch in Enfield, London. The machine was invented by John Shepherd-Barron and his team at De La Rue Instruments Ltd. The new machine, or Automated Teller Machine (ATM), allowed customers to withdraw ten £1 banknotes using a special voucher that…
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CCL Secure has won the CFI.co 2017 ‘Most Innovative Banknote Technology Global’ award for its Guardian™ polymer banknote substrate. CFI.co will run a feature on the award and CCL Secure, formerly Innovia Security until their acquisition by CCL Industries last month, in an upcoming edition of its journal. The CFI.co Judges’ Report recognises that Guardian™ has 4%…
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The Central Bank of the Bahamas has chosen to use Landqart’s Durasafe® banknote substrate for the two highest value notes of its new “Crisp Evolution” banknote series. Landqart is expected to begin sending shipments in 2018 for the $50 and $100 banknote denominations. Durasafe® is a composite paper-polymer-paper substrate developed by Landqart in cooperation with the Swiss…
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The National Bank of Georgia has confirmed that it will release an upgraded 5 lari banknote into circulation on 1 September 2017. It will be the fourth of the Georgian banknote family to be upgraded, following the 20, 50 and 100 lari banknotes circulated in February and November last year. The new 5 lari banknote continues…
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This summer, Canada will celebrate its 150th anniversary of Confederation. To mark the event, the Bank of Canada has issued a new commemorative $10 banknote. The note includes four portraits of notable Canadian parliamentarians chosen for their significant roles in shaping the country, namely Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Agnes Macphail and James…
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Norges Bank has issued the first two denominations from Norway’s new maritime themed banknote family, the 100- and 200-krone. From today, the new 100- and 200-krone banknotes become available to the public via bank branches and retailers. Their theme, as with all the new denominations, is based on “The Sea”. Each banknote includes a variety of…
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The Bank of Scotland has revealed the design of its new £10 banknote due to be circulated later this year. The new banknote replaces its paper predecessor last issued in 2007, but retains some of its features. A portrait of Scottish novelist and poet, Sir Walter Scott, continues to be displayed on the front of the note alongside…
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