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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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