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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

5 min read

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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has filed two RFIs to improve ‘counterfeit deterrent features on future’ US currency, specifying that the proposals should have deterrent features that are ‘novel and not otherwise in commercial use of the public domain.’

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

2 min read

New Note and Coin Database for Currency News

The online database that comes free with your subscription to Currency News™ (and its sister publications Coin & Mint News™ and Cash & Payment News™) has changed.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

4 min read

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The Japanese government has appointed academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan Governor. He was a member of the BoJ’s policy board between 1998 and 2005, and before that an economics professor at the University of Tokyo. He will succeed Haruhiko Kuroda, whose second five-year term ends in April.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

4 min read

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The Bank of Israel has announced that most new coins entering circulation with Hebrew mint year 5782 (2022 in the Gregorian calendar) will feature updated inscriptions. This encompasses four coin denominations – the NIS 10, NIS 5, NIS ½, and 10 agorot.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

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Brazil and Argentina, with the two largest economies countries in South America, wish to forge closer ties, including by developing a common currency, according to a joint statement by their presidents.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2023

3 min read

Good Planning Leads to a Smooth Transition for Croatia

Croatia joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of European Union member states using the single European currency to 20.

Central Banks News

Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

NASPS – a Lotus Flower in the Desert

The National Company for Advanced Industries and Integrated Strategic Printing Solutions (NASPS) unites the production of a wide range of ID and travel documents, excise stamps, holograms, security paper, payment cards, personalisation systems and the development of information systems and storage under one roof.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 Dec. 2022

4 min read

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Bulgaria has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Commission and the Eurozone group president, paving the way for the country to start minting its own euro coins once it receives approval for eurozone membership.

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Astrid Mitchell

22 Dec. 2022

5 min read

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The BEAC (Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale) has now introduced its new series of banknotes, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of its foundation.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Dec. 2022

3 min read

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The think-tank and cash advocacy initiative CashEssentials was presented with two awards at ATMIA’s recent ATM & Payments Innovation Summit 2022 in Berlin.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Dec. 2022

3 min read

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Len Olijar, Director of the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, is retiring after more than 34 years with the organisation.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Dec. 2022

3 min read

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Banque du Liban is issuing an updated 100,000 livres banknote as part of an ongoing upgrade that has seen the replacement of the threads in several of the notes in the series with RAPID® micro-optics threads from Crane.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Nov. 2022

3 min read

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The Central Bank of Paraguay has announced that a new series of guarani banknotes is underway, with the preparations likely to take more than a year.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

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The Royal Mint has announced revenues of £1.4 billion for 2021/22, up by 27% over the previous year, and pre-tax profits of £18 million, up by 45% over the 2020/21 and the largest profit since it was vested as a limited company in 2010.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

3 min read

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Chief Marilynn (Lynn) Malerba has been sworn in as the new Treasurer of the United States. Prior to becoming Treasurer, she served as the 18th Chief of the Mohegan Tribe – the first Native American to serve in this position.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

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Komori Corporation has announced that the Komori Global Parts Center has been relocated to the Tsukuba Plant site to ensure a more stable parts supply in Japan and overseas.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

IBDA to Close its Doors

The International Banknote Designers Association (IBDA) is to be wound up, 12 years after the organisation was founded, at the first International Banknote Designers Conference in Geneva in 2010.

Banknotes News

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

5 min read

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Giesecke+Devrient has pledged to replace all virgin plastic in its payment card products with recycled industrial compostable or biodegradable products by 2030 at the latest.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

5 min read

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Austrian foil manufacturer Hueck Folien has erected a new 400 kWp photovoltaic Wp system on its Baumgartenberg premises, with an output equivalent to the energy consumption of 100 households.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

3 min read

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Ulster Bank, one of Northern Ireland’s three note issuing bank, has now released its new £50, the design of which focuses on the province’s industries and the achievements of women in Northern Ireland.

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