Good Luck as Spectra Systems Fusion™ Debuts in New House Note

As noted in last month’s issue of Currency News, Ian Brigham of Spectra Systems Corporation presented their unique security feature’s contribution to the Casa de Moeda do Brasil’s new house note, the ‘Boa Sorte’ (or Good Luck). The note incorporates a level 3 taggant unique to Spectra’s Fusion™ polymer banknote substrate, as well as Kryptonome™, Oberthur Fiduciare’s new level 1 polymer-specific optical security feature (see CN June 2025).

The Boa Sorte house note was first conceptualised in 2024 but it quickly progressed, with the substrate requirements being defined along with the integration of Kryptonome in custom- designed window areas. In addition to level 1 and 3 security, the note has a reduced environmental impact through a sustainably-sourced supply chain for the manufacture of the substrate.

A key objective of this house note was to further enhance the attributes of polymer compared with those of paper by providing polymer with a substrate-integrated security feature equivalent to those in paper such as ENIGMA™ from De La Rue, Giesecke+Devrient’s M-Feature® and Jewel™ from Authentix.