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Moldova circulates new lei coins

Coin, NewsBy SMI 02/03/2018

The National Bank of Moldova has issued new coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10-lei that will circulate alongside existing banknotes of the same value, shifting the country’s coin-note boundary. The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) performed a broad economic study on cash use within the country, conducting public consultations with independent experts, local and central authorities, representatives of the business…

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Upgraded Hungary 1,000 forint banknote enters circulation

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 01/03/2018

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…

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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,…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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