Windows and All That Jazz

SUSI Optics® Jazz™, the latest addition to the SUSI Optics® family of optically variable features for banknotes, was launched at the Currency Conference in May, with a stunning specimen note produced to demonstrate the spectrum of opportunities it offers.

The specimen design and feature development project are a collective endeavour involving Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (KBBS), the Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch, 3D effects specialist Fathom Optics and Landqart.

As is widely recognised, windows in banknotes are a security feature in their own right, but also provide a platform for a wide range of optically variable and other effects that in many cases can be viewed from either side of the note. Such effects, secure and eye-catching as they are, can also be expensive and complex to integrate.