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Watch the Making of the New Fiver

Banknotes, News, TechnologyBy SMI 07/07/2016

Watch how the new fiver £5 note from the Bank of England is made. The film, from the Bank of England, shows the new £5 note being printed by De La Rue at the Bank of England print works in Loughton, Essex, UK. The new £5 banknote, called the New Fiver, was unveiled earlier this month…

Nicaragua wins Best Regional Banknote of the Year

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 24/06/2016

The 2016 Best Regional Banknote of the Year has been awarded to the Banco Central de Nicaragua, the country’s central bank, for its new cordoba series of banknotes. The annual award was presented by Reconnaissance International at the recent High Security Printing Latin America conference held in Mexico on 21 June 2016. According to Reconnaissance, the Banknote of the…

Clydesdale Bank to issue £5 polymer banknote in September

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 06/06/2016

Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank has announced that its new £5 polymer banknote will begin circulating on the 15 September 2016. The new note is printed by De La Rue on its Safeguard® polymer substrate. It incorporates SPARK® Orbital™, the colour changing ink security feature, which is printed over a transparent window allowing it to be seen…

England’s first plastic banknote is revealed

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 02/06/2016

England’s first plastic polymer banknote, the five pound note, has been revealed by the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. The anticipated new five pound banknote, known as the New Fiver, will be issued into circulation on 13 September 2016. The Bank of England has already printed 440 million of the new notes, with a value of…

Scotland unveils new £5 and £10 polymer banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 28/04/2016

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…

New Zealand wins Bank Note of the Year 2015

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 25/04/2016

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…

Polymer banknote release confirmed by Bank of England

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 18/04/2016

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…

Australia reveals $5 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 12/04/2016

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed the design of the new $5 banknote denomination which is to enter circulation on 1 September 2016. The new denomination is the first to be revealed of the next generation of banknotes, which will eventually replace the current series of notes that began circulating in 1992. During the development…

Scotland to use De La Rue Safeguard® polymer

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 08/09/2015

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has chosen to use De La Rue’s Safeguard® polymer substrate for its new £5 and £10 banknote designs. RBS, which is the second largest issuer of banknotes in Scotland by volume, announced that the new designs for each note will be revealed within the coming months and intends to…

Bank of England £20 will be polymer

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 02/09/2015

The Bank of England has today announced that the next design of the £20 banknote will be printed on a polymer substrate instead of traditional paper. The announcement was made by Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England’s Chief Cashier, at the Follow the Cash 2015 Conference hosted by the University of the West of England…