404 Not Found

nginx Industry News and Events

You are here:

Home
Industry News & Events

Industry News

Canada chooses first women for next $10 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 09/12/2016

A portrait of Viola Desmond has been chosen to feature on the next circulating $10 Canadian banknote, expected in late 2018. It will be the first time a Canadian woman is featured on a regularly circulating Bank of Canada banknote. An icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada, Viola Desmond was selected from…

Details

Thumbnail image of new Colombia 10,000 peso banknote

Colombia completes banknote series with issue of 10,000 peso

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/12/2016

Colombia’s Banco de la Repüblica has issued the 10,000 peso banknote, completing the issuance of the country’s new banknote family. The 10,000 peso banknote was issued yesterday, the 7 December 2016. The new note is predominantly red in colour is 66mm in height and 138mm in width. As per the previously issued banknotes in the new series, the…

Details

Australian $5 wins Regional Banknote of the Year award

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/12/2016

The new Australian polymer $5 banknote has been awarded the Regional Banknote of The Year at the High Security Printing Asia conference. The award was presented at the conference in Singapore on 6 December 2016, hosted by Reconnaissance. According to Reconnaissance, “The awards recognise outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote…

Details

Vegetarians upset over use of tallow in polymer banknotes

Banknotes, News, TechnologyBy SMI 06/12/2016

The new fiver polymer banknote that was launched last September in the UK has been spurned by vegetarians and vegans after it emerged that small amounts of tallow are used to make the polymer substrate. Tallow is a substance rendered from animal fat, normally beef or mutton, commonly used to make soap and candles. Whilst…

Details

Seychelles issues new banknote family

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 05/12/2016

The Central Bank of Seychelles has today issued its new banknote series, consisting of four banknotes and seven coins. The banknotes, printed by UK banknote printers De La Rue, feature illustrations and security features depicting the Seychelles’ unique biodiversity with various common species portrayed on both the front and reverse of the notes. All banknotes include a…

Details

Sheets of new 50 euro banknotes waiting to be cut.

Royal Joh. Enschedé quits banknote production

Banknotes, Currency, NewsBy SMI 02/12/2016

Dutch security printers Royal Joh. Enschedé have issued a press release advising that, following a change to their strategy, they will soon stop producing banknotes due to over capacity in the banknote market. Instead, the company will focus on being a High Security Printer in the international market for Stamps, Visas and Tax Labels, as well as brand…

Details