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Clydesdale Bank announces date for £10 polymer banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 21/07/2017

Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank has announced that it will issue its £10 polymer banknote on 21 September 2017, one week after the Bank of England is due to issue its own £10 polymer banknote design. The new Clydesdale note will continue to feature the famous Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns, who died 221 years ago. It will also…

De La Rue’s Centre of Excellence opens in Malta

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 31/03/2017

Following an announcement last November, De La Rue opens its Global Centre of Excellence for Security Print on the European island of Malta. The Centre was opened last Thursday, 30 March 2017, by The Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat. According to De La Rue, it has been designed to “deliver the next generation of…

De La Rue Acquires holography company, DuPont

News, TechnologyBy SMI 13/12/2016

De La Rue has agreed to acquire the Authentication business of DuPont Electronics & Communications for a cash consideration of US $25 million. DuPont produces photopolymer holographic films and 3D holograms and associated software, used in the brand protection and identity authentication industry. Its products are based on Lippmann holography technology. DuPont Authentication, with around 40 employees, is…

Bank of Scotland issues £5 polymer banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 04/10/2016

Following the release of the Clydesdale Bank polymer £5 banknote last week, the Bank of Scotland has today issued their own polymer version. The new banknote will be available from Bank of Scotland branches from today, and will become more widely available across the country in due course. The new note differs to the previous…

Bahamas launches new banknote with De La Rue’s Active™ security thread

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 29/09/2016

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has launched the new $10 banknote, the first to be issued of their new CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) Evolution series of banknotes. The new paper banknote, designed and printed by De La Rue in collaboration with the central bank, is the first circulating banknote to include De…

Clydesdale Bank’s £5 polymer banknote enters circulation

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 27/09/2016

Clydesdale Bank has today issued into circulation its new £5 polymer banknote. The new full circulation banknote follows the introduction of the commemorative version issued in 2015. Image courtesy of De La Rue. The banknote includes De La Rue‘s SPARK® Orbital™ security features incorporating SICPA‘s colour changing SPARK® ink, shown in green over the illustration of…

Crane Currency to build new banknote printing facility in Malta

Banknotes, News, TechnologyBy SMI 23/09/2016

Banknote supplier Crane Currency has confirmed that it plans to build a new banknote printing facility and customer experience centre in Malta. According to Crane’s press release dated 22 September 2016, the new facility will represent an investment of US $100 million for the construction of the factory, the machinery and the equipment. The new…

The polymer New Fiver banknote issued today in UK

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 13/09/2016

The Bank of England has today issued the New Fiver banknote using a polymer substrate, the first to be used by the Bank. The banknote is printed by De La Rue and uses Innovia Security’s Guardian® substrate, which, say Innovia, is resistant to dirt and moisture helping to improve the banknote’s longevity – at least 2.5…

Gibraltar issues £100 banknote using De La Rue’s Safeguard®

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 30/08/2016

Gibraltar has issued a new polymer £100 banknote to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Joshua Hassan, Gibraltar’s first Chief Minister. The new banknote uses De La Rue’s polymer Safeguard® substrate, and is the first time a holographic foil, namely Depth™ Image, has been used with the polymer substrate. The hologram is visible from either…

De La Rue enters joint venture with Kenya

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 19/08/2016

British banknote manufacturer De La Rue has signed an agreement to enter a joint venture with the Government of Kenya. A press release from De La Rue confirmed that the agreement was made on 18 August 2016, saying that it “strengthens and builds on our existing long term strategic relationship with the Government of Kenya”. The partnership…