Banknotes
Sri Lanka invites bids to mint 970 million coins
Central bank calling for four denominations of coin to be minted by end-March 2019
331,000 counterfeit notes withdrawn in H1 2016 – ECB
Figures show 80% of all the counterfeits were €20 and €50 notes
Research explores lifting fingerprints from polymer notes
Team of scientists trial technique to ‘lift’ fingerprint from polymer surface
Russian public to vote on new banknote designs
Winning designs announced in October 2016, notes to enter circulation in 2017
Bank of England banknote first in the world to feature new foil technology
BoE launches new £5 note with ‘Kinegram Colors’ technology taking centre stage
Philippines central bank reveals counterfeiting arrests
Central bank says it was behind four successful anti-counterfeiting operations in Q1
Norges Bank reveals methods used to monitor banknote quality
New system weights variables to define which banknotes are ‘fit’ for circulation
Denmark outsources coin minting to Finland
Mint of Finland wins tender to produce krone coins
Antti Heinonen says cash is still relevant in modern society
Former ECB head of banknotes says cash is still evolving to keep pace with new payments technology
To play the counterfeiter
A Copenhagen research centre helps central banks to counterfeit their own banknotes to reduce fraud
Bolivia to get new largest denomination banknote
New 500 boliviano note will be part of first new series in almost 30 years; central bank estimates the project will cost around $45 million
Norges Bank notes to feature innovative optical thread
Choice of security features swayed Norges Bank away from polymer
ECB scraps production of €500 note citing concern over illicit activities
Move aims to stop facilitation of crime, not help monetary policy, spokesman says
JMW Turner to appear on new £20 banknote
Painter chosen from 590 British visual artists to adorn new polymer note
Women feature heavily on new US dollar designs
Final designs to be announced in 2020
New Zealand launches remaining banknotes in new series
Final three denominations will circulate from May 16
Swiss National Bank bolsters security features of first banknote in new series
New series printed on three-layered polymer substrate
UK mint starts production of ‘ground-breaking’ pound coins
Elements from the emblems of all four UK nations will feature on reverse of the coin
Canadian public put forward women for spot on new banknote
Bank of Canada to launch new polymer banknote in 2018 featuring an “iconic” Canadian womann ‘iconic’ Canadian woman
Tighter quality standards on banknotes not needed, DNB paper suggests
Condition of banknotes does not significantly affect consumers' ability to identify counterfeits
Sarb seeks release of banknotes from detained plane
Aircraft detained in Zimbabwe after discovery of dead body
ECB ‘actively considering’ whether to scrap €500 note, Cœuré says
Note appears to be used widely in facilitating crime
Innovative print techniques are key for new Georgian banknotes
National Bank of Georgia launches first notes in new series
Fewer counterfeit banknotes withdrawn in Portugal in 2015
€20 remains most frequently faked denomination