Argentina issues Native Animals 20-peso banknote

The Central Bank of Argentina has issued the next denomination from its new “Native Animals of Argentina” series of banknotes, the 20-peso. The new note, which entered circulation on the 4 October, features the native guanaco – a llama type animal – as part of the currency series’ efforts to raise awareness of the preservation of the environment. The…

Thumbnail of new Bahrain banknote, 2016.

Bahrain upgrades banknote security features

The Central Bank of Bahrain has upgraded its BD10 and BD20 banknotes with new security features. The notes, last issued in 2008, continue to use the same design but now include several new security features. Gemini® – from De La Rue. Shown at the top right of the front of the banknote as the Arabic numeral 10…

Nanotech Security produces Optical Thin Film for Asia banknotes

Yesterday, Nanotech Security Corp. announced that it has completed rigorous supplier acceptance tests and has subsequently begun the production and delivery of their proprietary colour-shifting Optical Thin Film (OFT). The nanotechnology specialist is a producer of advanced security products and surveillance solutions, with features that produce intense, high definition optically variable images and colour-shift optical thin films.…

Swiss app for 50 franc banknote

Discover the Swiss 50 banknote via new app

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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India to issue upgraded ₹100 and ₹500 banknotes

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued press releases confirming that new ₹100 and ₹500 banknotes are soon to be issued. The new notes will still form part of the Mahatma Gandhi series (2005) and will be similar in their design to their predecessors. The new banknotes will have numerals of ascending size in…

Sweden Issues New Banknote Series

Sweden’s Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank, has now launched their new series of 20-, 50- 200- and 1,000-krona banknotes, with the 100- and 500- krona banknotes and 1-, 2- and 5-krona coins to be issued next year in October. The new banknotes were launched on the 1 October, 2015 by the bank, after working on the…

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India updates notes for visually impaired

The Reserve Bank of India has issued a press release advising of new ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes incorporating additional features for the visually impaired which it will shortly be putting into circulation. The Bank had recently released the same denominational notes with numerals in ascending size, but without bleed lines or enlarged identification marks, which…

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Solomon Islands issue new $100 banknote

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…

Upgraded ECCB security thread

ECCB upgrades banknote security threads

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…