HUMANIA Celebrates 1st Banknote Design Submissions

In December 2020, the global cash community joined forces in an initiative called HUMANIA to support people who have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

HUMANIA then launched a currency design programme, inviting designers to capture a moment from the pandemic and depict it in banknotes or coins. HUMANIA is now pleased to announce the first submissions of banknote designs and artwork for this programme.

According to HUMANIA, the global cash community has already reacted to the ongoing crisis and consequent hardship experienced by societies worldwide through a diverse number of individual initiatives, driven by community members, which are making a real difference for millions of people.

HUMANIA aims to complement these initiatives by leveraging the unique characteristics of cash to help restore hope and support the people in society who have been most affected by the pandemic in their efforts to recover and rebuild. It aims to achieve this by: