Raised tactile features are most common banknote visual aid

Assistive mobile application offered by just two central banks

A clear majority of central banks use raised tactile attributes as banknote visual aids, making these the most common visual aid on cash, the Currency Benchmarks 2024 find.

Banknotes in nine-tenths (90.3%) of jurisdictions are printed with raised tactile features, according to 31 central banks. Three in four respondents say they also use raised ink (77.4%) and banknote size (74.2%) to aid identification, both coming ahead of other visually impaired elements.

Mobile app is the least-used banknote

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