Security Gets a Breath of Fresh Air with cBreeze

Crane Currency has added yet another iteration of its micro-optics technology to its portfolio of security features – cBREEZE™. Engineered for high volume, lower value notes, it is designed with durability and cost-efficiency in mind, bringing the same visual dynamism and security as its sibling technology RAPID® HD, but in a simplified, more accessible and lower cost form.

Crane Currency first launched its predecessor, BREEZE™, in 2020, and this has already been used in a number of denominations. BREEZE offers a choice of four high contrast colour and three distinct movement effects but, beyond those parameters, is not customisable.

In order to allow an element of customisation, as requested by many central banks, cBREEZE (the ‘c’ stands for customisation) can incorporate static text or elements (such as the name of the central bank, currency code or denomination), thereby adding to the vivid colour and movement effects with a degree of individualisation. Moreover, the familiar and recognisable text is more legible at a glance compared with demetallised text, which requires the banknote to be held up to the light to be read.