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Trinidad & Tobago wins 2014 Bank Note of the Year

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 11/05/2015

The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has announced that the winner of the 2014 Bank Note of the Year award is the 50 dollar polymer note from the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. The note, collaboratively produced by the Central Bank and De La Rue, commemorates the Bank’s 50th anniversary and has been in…

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Burundi Issues New Banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 04/05/2015

On the 29th April 2015, the Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB), the country’s Central Bank, launched a new series of banknotes consisting of BIF 500, BIF 2000, BIF 5,000 and BIF 10,000 notes. The paper notes are designed using bright colours, different to the design of the denominations before them: the 500 is…

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Solomon Islands issue new $100 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 14/04/2015

The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands has issued a new $100 banknote. The new note is the second to be issued from the Solomon Island’s latest series of banknotes, following the $50 banknote issued in 2013. The theme of the note, which was designed and printed in collaboration with De La Rue, is rural…

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ECCB upgrades banknote security threads

Banknotes, News, TechnologyBy SMI 10/04/2015

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has today issued a press release advising of a security thread upgrade to all its banknote denominations except for the $5. The Bank advises that the upgrade is “in keeping with the advancement in technology to prevent counterfeiting”. Read the ECCB press release here. | See ECCB banknote…

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Scottish polymer banknote begins circulating

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 23/03/2015

The first fully polymer banknote to be circulated in Great Britain has been launched this week by Clydesdale Bank. The new plastic £5 banknote is available from Clydesdale Bank branches from today, a year before the Bank of England plans to issue its own polymer banknotes. The limited edition banknote is being launched to coincide…

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Royal Mint reveals new pound coin design

Coin, NewsBy SMI 18/03/2015

The Royal Mint has today revealed the design of the new one pound coin, which has the same shape as the old 12-sided threepence piece (3d) last used in 1971. The reverse (“tails”) side of the coin has been designed by 15 year old David Pearce from Walsall, who took part in a competition launched…

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