Counterfeit
Currency services: De La Rue
2018 was a busy year for the UK-based banknote provider as it secured new clients and transformed its focus towards technology
Fed launches banknote app for children
App provides details of security features, mimicking raised intaglio print through vibrations
Private mints to help with £1 overseas distribution
Royal Mint will provide blanks for overseas territories but design and distribution is responsibility of individual regions
Australia to launch new $50 note
Successful transition to new $5 and $10 notes opened door for most circulated note
Hong Kong filmmakers found guilty of possession of fake banknotes
The banknotes were props in an award-winning film; HK filmmakers association called the conviction a “big joke”
Bank of Israel files first civil lawsuit against counterfeiters
Counterfeiters already convicted of forging “tens of thousands” of the new 200-shekel note; central bank seeking €100,000 in compensation
UK firm chosen for Fed cash management overhaul
CPS will take part in “competitive development” to replace high-speed cash-processing machines; firm’s software already used by Norges Bank
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Landqart
The leading hybrid substrate provider offers the durability and increased security of polymer combined with the security features and customer familiarity of paper
Banknote and currency manager of the year: Norges Bank
The Nordic central bank has redefined how its banknotes are designed, incorporating top-notch security and an innovative awareness campaign
Egypt’s new banknote facility to be built by G&D
German firm awarded over $300 million for successful tender which will see “majority” of Egypt’s banknotes printed at the plant
BCEAO denounces ‘fraudulent’ messages on social media
The Central Bank of West African States denies the existence of false serial numbers on banknotes
Philippines admits to circulating ‘faceless’ banknotes
Printing error results in missing portraits on several banknotes; the central bank urges the public not to circulate the images on social media
BoE introduces new counterfeit initiative for ‘front line of defence’
New checking scheme will employ “targeted training” for cash handlers while retailers will help central bank gather data on current practices
RBI data casts doubt on value of demonetisation
Scheme receives fresh criticism after revelation that 99% of all notes have been returned; RBI emphasises long-term benefits
São Tomé and Príncipe redenominates currency
New banknote series sees new and old dobras swapped at 1:1,000 ratio; UK-based printer De La Rue to develop new series
Malawi central bank bolsters anti-counterfeiting with MoU
Governor says new framework will strengthen policy co-ordination between institutions
UK’s Royal Mint to supply 150 million Argentinian peso blanks
The UK’s Royal Mint will ship coins, along with equipment, to Argentinian mint, where engineers will help with the final design stamping
Madagascar launches high-denomination banknote
New banknote series will use new security features on a number of substrates, one of which has been created by Banque de France
Syria’s new high-denomination banknote to feature President Assad
President to adorn new 2,000 Syrian pound banknote, worth around $4; central bank governor says plan for new note has been in pipeline for years
Bahamian banknotes will feature three different substrates
The Caribbean nation is set to issue the highest denominations of its new series on a paper/polymer hybrid used by the Swiss National Bank; the new substrate offers a wider range of features
SNB launches next new banknote alongside updated app
New 20-franc note incorporates the theme of light not only in design but also in identification of security features; Kurz foil element once again integrated
UK’s Royal Mint challenges coin-note boundary
Director for circulating coin claims new feature will allow the new £1 coin to challenge low-denomination banknotes in terms of security
ECB set for €50 note launch
The European Central Bank is to launch the fourth banknote in the new Europa series on April 4; the new note will retain design elements from previous series, but will feature revamped security features
UK launches new £1 coin
New £1 is the “world’s most secure coin”, mint claims, integrating new security features previously used solely for banknotes; businesses have until October 2017 to recalibrate machines