(House) Banknotes of the Month – Part 2

In the August issue of Currency News we celebrated a number of houses notes – from Bundesdruckerei, PWPW, China Banknote Printing and Minting, and Casa da Moeda do Brasil – showcasing some of the best design and technology in today’s banknote features and print.

This month we turn our attention to two further groundbreaking house notes, each with ‘life’ as the theme. One is the ‘Beauty of Life’ house notes from Crane Currency, which were joint winners in the recent IOTA award’s security category. The other is KURZ’s series of ‘Tree of Life’ notes.

Beauty of Life

A cross-functional Crane Currency team of banknote and micro- optic feature designers closely collaborated in the creation of the Beauty of Life house note, supported by industry partners CCL Secure, GSI Security Inks, JURA and SICPA. The purpose was to demonstrate Crane’s micro-optics feature MOTION SURFACE® on both paper and polymer.

One of the versions is printed on Crane’s ENDURANCE® high-durability cotton paper and the other on CCL Secure’s GUARDIAN™ polymer. This ensures that central banks can evaluate Crane’s latest security and design solutions in a relevant context depending on which substrate they use.