International Awards for 3 New Banknote Holograms

Banknote holograms were winners in three of the five categories in the Excellence in Holography Awards 2021 organised by the industry trade body, the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA).

Louisenthal’s RollingStar LEAD Mix foil stripe for the Bank of Azerbaijan’s new 50 Manat note scooped the top slot in the ‘Best Applied Security Product’ category.

Reflecting a banknote ‘thriving with the most advanced and attractive security features’, the 50 manat – one of the first three notes to be issued in Azerbaijan’s new series - marks the importance of education and progress made by young school children to university students. The foil stripe is the most pronounced of the security features in the new note.

At the top of the stripe, a metallic surface relief motif ‘flip’ effect created with micromirrors, alternating between the denomination and manat symbol. Immediately below is colour shifting motif with micromirror animation which shows the arch of an educational institution with animated relief structures and a depth background inside the arch. And underneath this, steps in a holographic and micromirror spectrum display feature the Banks ‘AMB’ signage and the denomination number.