Outstanding Design and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) Latin America conference. This year’s event was held in Santiago, Chile, with the awards presented at a special ceremony, during the conference dinner on 4 June.

The regional Banknote of the Year Award recognises outstanding achievement in the design, technical sophistication and security of a banknote or banknote series, with emphasis placed on reflecting the cultural heritage of the issuing country in the note, and the relevance of the overall design and symbolism.

Awards were made in three categories for this year’s awards – Best New Banknote, Best New Series and Best New Commemorative Banknote – with Suriname, Peru and the Eastern Caribbean islands all receiving recognition. A special award was also made for the house note that was introduced at the conference by Casa de Moneda de Chile.

Best New Banknote