Security Threads for Banknotes

A new special report, ‘Security Threads for Banknotes’, is about to be released. Published by Currency Publications, it follows the successful and informative Special Report ‘Diffractive Features on Banknotes’. Published in a similar format, the 130-page report is available in both printed and digital form.

The publication covers the history of security threads in banknotes from their first inception in the 1860s right up to present day. It especially focuses on the last 30 years, which have seen exceptional developments in new security technologies, many of which have been incorporated into or adopted for use as threads.

The report features a review of each of the most recent denominations of each country’s circulating banknotes at the end of 2020 based on their thread content and, where possible, type. This review concludes the Report but in between the first chapter on the history and milestones of thread development and the denomination review there is a wealth of valuable information.