Note and Coin News

Milestone on Pathway to New Caribbean Guilder

According to the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS), a significant milestone concerning the new Caribbean guilder has been reached, namely the printing of the first new banknotes.

At the invitation of banknote supplier Crane Currency, executive directors of the CBCS, along with members of the Caribbean guilder project team, visited Crane’s facility in Malta where they saw the Cg10 and Cg20 roll off the presses.

Leila Matroos-Lasten and José Jardim, executive directors of CBCS, examining the details of a printed sheet of new banknotes at Crane Currency’s factory in Malta.

During the visit, the CBCS executives also signed off on the approval of the Cg200 proof note, completing the approval of all In the coming months, the focus will be designs and initiating the production of all notes.

In August, the designs of the banknotes and coins will be presented to the public, and shortly thereafter, the notes and coins will be made available to relevant stakeholders, such as commercial banks.