Banknote Production
US Treasury May Change Banknotes
Several months after the unveiling of a new high-tech $100 US bill (set to be released into circulation in February 2011), the US Treasury is considering making changes to all banknotes, and has asked for public comment on their intent to do so. The changes have very little to do with the actual security of [...]
BörsenRadio Network AG: Interview with Fortress Paper President Alfonso Ciotola
This is the second part of an interview with BörsenRadio Network AG conducted on July 20th, 2010. Alfonso Ciotola is speaking about the company’s mill in Landqart, Switzerland which produces security and specialty papers such as banknotes. He is explaining what makes the “banknote of the future” so special and how this is supposed to [...]
BSP Redesigns Banknotes to Keep Up With Security Technology
In an effort to keep up to date with anti-counterfeiting technology and increasingly high-tech security features on banknotes around the world, the Bankgko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in the Phillipines announced this week that it will launch a new series of banknotes in December 2010. “We want to take advantage of these technologies,” BSP Monetary [...]
India Switches Rs500 & 1,000 Notes To Blue Paper
After a significant “large-scale circulation of fake notes” throughout India over the past year, the Indian government has decided to begin printing Rs500 and Rs1,000 on special blue security paper to curtail counterfeiting in the region. Blue paper is made by combining cotton and linen fibre with a special dye that only glows under ultraviolet [...]
Britain Attempts £5 Banknote Revival
In an attempt to revive the life of the £5 banknote, British banks will soon make the notes available in automated teller machines (ATMs). The Bank of England says the £5 was beginning to fall out of circulation because many people now consider the denomination to be “small change.” As a result, a bank source [...]
South Africa Recalls Old R200 Banknotes Due To Counterfeit Concerns
A month before the World Cup of soccer is set to take place in South Africa, the country’s central bank is recalling its old series of 200-rand banknotes citing a huge prevalence of counterfeits as the primary reason for its withdrawal. “This year we have seen an increased number of counterfeit notes,” said Aboobaker Ismail, [...]
“Dramatic Increase” in Fake US Bills North of the Border
The RCMP Winnipeg Commercial Crime Section said last week they have seen a dramatic increase in the number of counterfeit US $100 banknotes being passed in Edmonton and surrounding areas. The fake notes are very good quality, they reported, and contain security features that closely mimic those found in genuine notes. Though the United States [...]
Uganda Issues New Banknote Series
For the first time in over 20 years, the Bank of Uganda (BOU) will issue a new series of banknotes. Common security features can be found on the new series such as a watermark, a colour change image and a raised effect on the surface. The notes also feature a windowed thread that changes from [...]
VIDEO: Bailiwick of Jersey Introduces New Banknote Series
On Thursday, the bailiwick of Jersey (located in the Channel Islands) introduced a brand new series of banknotes that highlight the region’s unique attributes. Complete with images that chronicle key moments in the island’s history and phrases written in the native Jèrriais – a distinctive brand of French – the banknotes are the first new [...]
A Closer Look At The New US $100 Bill’s Security Features
The new US $100 banknote is being called “the next generation one hundred” by the US Treasury Department. Along with a redesign of the bill’s graphic layout and the addition of some colour, several new security features have been added to the bill while some old ones maintain their presence. The newest, and arguably the [...]
Disclaimer