counterfeit protection
Famous Swedes Will Grace New Banknotes
A new Swedish banknote series is embracing the “out with the old, in with the new” adage. Nineteenth century singer Jenny Lind, and famed scientist Carl Linnaeus will be among those making way for more contemporary celebrities such as Swedish poet Evert Taube and Hollywood icon Greta Garbo. Other personalities to be featured on [...]
Bulgarian PM Receives Award For Counterfeit Crackdown
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was presented with a special award from Europol this weekend for his role in eliminating a counterfeit ring earlier this month. The counterfeiters, who were set up in a small shop near a pig farm in Central Bulgaria, possessed highly sophisticated forging equipment and were printing fake euro and US [...]
NEW FEATURES: Spreading Fluorescence Thin
This article is part of a continuing series that looks at security features in development for the security paper industry. The security paper industry is no stranger to the use of fluorescence. Often used in banknotes, fluorescence provides a unique security device that can only be revealed under ultra violet (UV) lights. On the Canadian [...]
