Awards Recognise Outstanding Design and Innovation in Latin American Banknotes

Special awards have been made to a number of newly introduced banknotes that have demonstrated outstanding technical sophistication and excellence in design and security.

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) Latin America conference which, after an absence of nearly three years, returned with a swing to Mexico City this month.

Best New Banknote Series

Joint winners of the Best New Banknote Series were the Central Bank of the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

In October 2021, the Central Bank of the Bahamas released its new $100 banknote, completing the roll-out of its CRISP (Counterfeit Resistant Integrated Security Product) Evolution series which it began back in 2016.