Registered Threads – Perfect Security, Perfect Storytelling

In the Banknote of the Month feature in last month’s Currency News™, we covered the Central Bank of Honduras’ new 200 lempira note which, among other features, is the first in the world to incorporate a registered Galaxy® thread. In this article, Louisenthal explains the significance of this new advance in thread technology.

The drive for ‘people-friendly’, easy-to-authenticate, complex security in banknotes is a continuous journey. Substrate embedded security is evolving, and even the fundamental recognised watermarks have a range of special tonal and highlighted properties.

The key for public authentication is an unambiguous and unique appearance of a banknote, using a registered platform. And significantly, we are seeing greater interest from issuers in these platforms. Nowadays, almost every foil on a new denomination is designed and applied in register. The thread has also developed significantly, and now the registered thread has elevated the security bar.