The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has unveiled the designs of the new £5 and £10 polymer banknotes which are to begin circulating in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Banknote images courtesy of the Royal Bank of Scotland The notes are printed on De La Rue’s Safeguard® polymer substrate and includes their SPARK® Orbital™ optically variable…
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The Banco Central del Uruguay (BCU) has issued a new 2000-pesos cotton paper banknote containing a variety of updated security features. The Series B banknote was issued on 27 April 2016 and will circulate alongside the current Series A denomination last issued on 1 October 2003. The note is the second of the new Series B…
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New Zealand’s new $5 banknote has won the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) Bank Note of the Year award. International Bank Note Society The annual award from the IBNS recognises exceptional circulating banknote designs which have “artistic merit and/or innovative security features”. The winner of the award is decided by vote between members of the IBNS. The…
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The Royal Mint has issued a statement saying that coins are here to stay, in response to a report by the Co-op which has predicted the “death of cash and bankcards”. Though the Co-op identifies that nearly two thirds of all transactions made within its retail stores are paid for using cash, it has seen the use…
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The Bank of England has confirmed that the new £5 polymer banknote will be issued in September 2016. The new banknote will be the first of three new polymer banknotes to be issued by the Bank, consisting of the £5, £10 and £20 banknote denominations. On the 2nd June full details of the new five pound…
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A new app will soon be available from the Swiss National Bank to help the public familiarise themselves with the new 50-franc banknote. The free mobile app, compatible with Apple iOS and Android smartphone operating systems, allows users to position their mobile device over the new banknote and, using the device’s camera, view details regarding the…
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