The National Bank of Ukraine has begun circulating an upgraded 20-hryvnia banknote with improved security features. A press release from the central bank reports that 60 million of the upgraded 20-hryvnia banknotes will be printed in total, which will gradually replace older, worn out notes. Whilst the design of the upgraded 20-hryvnia banknote continues to feature main elements used…
De La Rue has been appointed by Sweden’s Sveriges Riksbank to produce Swedish Krona banknotes for the next three years. A press release issued today by De La Rue confirmed the decision by Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank. Sweden’s banknotes used to be supplied by Crane Currency, but the company announced last year that they were going to…
The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled the new €100 and €200 banknote denominations from the Europa euro banknote series. The new banknotes will enter circulation on 28 May 2019, joining the other denominations of the Europa family consisting of the €5, €10, €20 and €50. The design of the latest denominations uses similar security features…
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has announced that it will issue a new series of polymer banknotes in 2019, the first polymer notes to be issued by the Bank. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued a short film describing the new banknote family, and its reasons for changing to polymer: According to the ECCB, the decision…
The Czech National Bank has upgraded its 100 and 200 koruna banknotes, including a colour-shifting security thread featuring Louisenthal’s Pole® anti-counterfeit feature. The new notes began circulating yesterday, on 05 September 2018. The design of the new 100 and 200 koruna banknotes are based on the previous versions first issued in 1993. However, improved security features have…
HSBC Hong Kong have unveiled their new family of banknotes which are due to begin circulating later this year, designed in collaboration with De La Rue. The new banknote series continues to use the same denominations of HK$20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000. Images courtesy of De La Rue. The theme of the banknote series is…
The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it is considering introducing banknote varnish for its latest banknote series. The Reserve Bank of India’s 2017-18 Annual report, published yesterday, reports that the central bank is exploring the feasibility of increasing the life of Indian banknotes through the use of banknote varnish. According to the central…
Mexico’s central bank, the Banco de Mexico has started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote, the first of its latest Type G banknote series. The Mexico central bank started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote yesterday, the 27 August 2018. The note, 146 x 65mm in size, has a predominantly blue colour scheme and is printed on…
Canada’s Viola Desmond commemorative $10 banknote is to become a standard circulating banknote in the country later this year. The Viola Desmond commemorative banknote, released to celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary, is the country’s first banknote to have a vertical design. The 2017 version of the banknote will be considered a limited print, with the…
PWPW, the Polish Security Printing Works, have signed an agreement with the Banco de Guatemala for the production of 5- and 10-quetzal banknotes. The Polish printworks will begin to produce the Guatemalan banknotes later this year. According to the printworks, this latest agreement is the biggest order agreed with the Central Bank of Guatamala, with the President of the Management…