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Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

5 min read

Success for the First Security Designers Forum – Creating Value for the Design Community

The inaugural Security Designers Forum was held in Warsaw, Poland, from 10-13 September 2024. An initiative of the security design community, it was the successor to the International Banknote Designers Conference and was a full-capacity event, attracting 176 delegates from 82 organisations spanning 32 countries.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

Change is the Only Constant

The first Directory of Currency Suppliers™ was published in 2004. This year has seen the publication of the seventh edition. Here, we take a look at changes between the sixth edition from 2018 and today, and a slightly higher level look at 2004 and today.

Comment Free Free

Kerre Corbin

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

Counterfeit Corner

€11 million sophisticated counterfeiting print shop dismantled in Naples.

Counterfeiting

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

Currency Conference Announces Dates and Topics for 2025

Described as the cash industry’s pre-eminent gathering since its inception in 1992, for more than 30 years the Currency Conference has provided a unique platform for senior-level central bankers, representatives of printworks, and leading industry suppliers to deliberate and engage with peers on the most vital topics impacting currency policy and the issue function.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

I’m Your Venus

According to the hit single I’m Your Venus (from the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue in 1969 and then again from the UK girl band Bananarama in 1986), ‘Venus is the name of the game’. It’s also the name of Louisenthal’s latest security feature – specifically RollingStar® Venus, an upgrade on the company’s portfolio of threads based on its micro-mirror technology.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

Belgium is one of many countries with a coin circulation problem, and the Treasury has launched a social media campaign – #spendyourchange – encouraging citizens to use their loose change.

News

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

Hueck Folien Takes Major Strides Toward Eco-Neutral Production

Austrian-based film and foil specialist Hueck Folien, a leading supplier of security threads and foils for banknotes, is taking a number of steps to put its products at the forefront of sustainability and reach its goal of ecologically-neutral production by 2035.

Companies Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this periodic series of articles covering cash information in central bank annual reports, this month it is the turn of Malaysia, Thailand, and Tunisia.

News

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

US Mutilated Coin Programme Abolished

Earlier this year, the US Mint published a proposal to abolish its Mutilated Coin Redemption Program, relating to the face value exchange of bent, partial and fused coins.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

4 min read

More Developments in Cash Services in Europe

Sweden’s Riksbank is threatening banks with the prospect of regulation to ensure business access to cash services.

Cash Handling

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

1 min read

Summertime for KURZ

Another company launching a new house note during the Global Currency Forum is KURZ. The note, dubbed Meadow, has been designed to promote the company’s ‘KURZ THREADS with KINEGRAM COLORS®’ portfolio.

Banknotes

Antti Heinonen

29 Sept. 2024

8 min read

Update on the Global Demand for Banknotes

Currency News™ began to publish global annual updates on banknote demand in 2017. This update will start with an analysis of the development of banknote circulation in value terms during recent years.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

People in the News

Laos’ Parliament has removed Bounleua Sinxayvoravong as Governor of the Bank of the Lao PDR, a position he held since 2022.

News

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

HSP Asia Heads to Thailand this December

Reconnaissance, the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conference organiser, has announced that registration is now open for the upcoming HSP Asia event, scheduled for December 2-4, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

2 min read

A Security Step-Up for Guyana

In last months’ Currency News™, we reference the Bank of Guyana’s upgrade of its $500 and $1,000 banknotes with Rolling Star® LEAD Pure security foil from Louisenthal on the former, and Crane’s RAPID® Vision security thread on the latter. In this article, we provide more details of the $500.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

Guatemala Celebrates 100 Years of Quetzal

The Guatemalan currency, the quetzal, was introduced in 1924. The Q1 commemorative banknote, released in September 2024, is only the second commemorative banknote in the history of Banco de Guatemala (Banguat), and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the quetzal as the national monetary unit.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

29 Sept. 2024

3 min read

In Other News…

Danmarks Nationalbank has provided details of the themes for its new banknotes series, which will consist of four denominations – 50, 100, 200 and 500 krone – and will be issued from 2028 onwards, replacing the current 2009 series featuring Danish bridges and ancient artefacts.

News

Francis Tuffy

26 Sept. 2024

5 min read

Stopping Real Equipment from Making Fake Documents

The usual picture that comes to mind of a counterfeiter’s modus operandi is one of clandestine operations carried out under cover of darkness. But what happens when the illegal activities are carried out in plain sight and what is the industry doing to prevent them?

Technology

Astrid Mitchell

29 Aug. 2024

4 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this periodic series of articles covering cash information in central bank annual reports, we turn our attention this month to England, Iceland, Kazakhstan and Switzerland.

News

Astrid Mitchell

29 Aug. 2024

2 min read

BSP’s Coin Deposit Programme and 2024 Outstanding Partners

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has so far collected almost PHP 888.7 million from the coin deposit machines introduced last year. The number of transactions reached 214,475 as of the middle of August, with 236 million coins having been deposited and exchanged for e-wallet credits or shopping vouchers.

Central Banks