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…
The Central Bank of Bolivia has launched its new banknote series with the issuance of the new Bs10 banknote. The new Bolivia Bs. 10 banknote entered circulation on 10 April 2018, the first of the new banknote series called Primera Familia de Billetes (PFB), which translates to the First Family of Banknotes. The design of the banknote…
Switzerland has won the International Bank Note Society’s (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year Award 2017 for the second year in a row. The IBNS selected Switzerland’s Ninth Series 10-franc banknote from more than 170 banknotes that were released globally throughout 2017. The Swiss 50, also from the Ninth Banknote Series, won the award for 2016.…
The Central Bank of Venezuela has confirmed that banknotes from its new re-denominated currency will start circulating on 4 June 2018. The news was confirmed by the Central Bank of Venezuela in a press release issued today. News of the new denominations, which will have three zeros removed from each denomination’s value, was announced last month by…
The next Swiss banknote of the new Ninth Series will begin circulating in August 2018. The Swiss National Bank, Switzerland’s Central Bank, confirmed the news via a press release yesterday. The new 200-franc banknote will be the fourth denomination to be issued from the Ninth banknote series, following the launch of the 50-franc note in…
The National Bank of Ukraine has unveiled new circulating coins which are to replace respective low value banknotes that are currently in circulation. The new coins consist of denominations UAH 1, 2, 5 and 10, the latter valued at around US $0.40. The National Bank will issue the coins in stages, with the UAH 1…
The Central Bank of Venezuela has begun circulating an upgraded version of its highest value banknote denomination, the 100,000 bolivar note. According to the Central Bank of Venezuela press release, the new banknote has an upgraded watermark with “the face of the Liberator” (Simón Bolívar) and the Central Bank’s initials “BCV” shown in electrotype. The upgraded note…
The Bank of Canada has unveiled the new $10 banknote featuring the iconic Canadian woman Viola Desmond on International Women’s Day. The launch of the new $10 banknote, expected to begin circulating in late 2018, marks the first time that an iconic Canadian woman has been included in a circulating Bank of Canada banknote. An…
The Bank of Thailand has unveiled the new banknote designs featuring portraits of the new King Maha Vajiralongkor, expected to begin circulating in April. The new Thailand banknote Series 17 from the Bank of Thailand consists of five denominations, namely the 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000-baht, as per the previous banknote series. The front of…
As part of its program to upgrade its family of banknotes, the Central Bank of Hungary has begun circulating a new upgraded 1,000 forint banknote. The Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) issued a statement in August last year confirming the issue of the new note which contains new design elements and security features. Whilst the new note became legal tender on the…