Nominations Invited for IACA Banknote Awards

The International Association for Currency Affairs (IACA) has announced that the nomination period for the 2026 Excellence in Currency Awards is now open.

The IACA awards, which started back in 2007, were the first for the currency industry.

Since then, says IACA, they have become the most recognised and appreciated program to honour and recognise outstanding projects in currency.

There are three sets of award programs that align with three of the industry’s leading conferences, all of which are biennial – namely the Currency Conference, the Banknote Conference, and the Coin Conference.

The 2026 awards align with the next Banknote Conference, which is where the winners will be announced, and have a technical focus, with categories for:

Best New Banknote Feature, Product or Process – new security features, changes to substrates, innovation in banknote durability, innovative printing techniques, new printing related machinery, or software that significantly improves the efficiency, effectiveness, safety, environmental protection, and/or resiliency of banknotes or the banknote printing process.