Counterfeit
Private mints to help with £1 overseas distribution
Royal Mint will provide blanks but design and distribution is responsibility of individual territories
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
Bank of Israel files first civil lawsuit against counterfeiters
Counterfeiters already convicted of forging “tens of thousands” of the new 200-shekel note
UK firm chosen for Fed cash management overhaul
CPS will take part in “competitive development” to replace high-speed cash-processing machines
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Landqart
Hybrid substrate provider offers banknote issuers a ‘Swiss finish’
Banknote and currency manager of the year: Norges Bank
Nordic central bank has redefined how its banknotes are designed
Egypt’s new banknote facility to be built by G&D
German firm awarded over $300 million for successful tender
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
Central bank urges public not to circulate images on social media
BoE introduces new counterfeit initiative for ‘front line of defence’
New checking scheme will employ “targeted training” for cash handlers
RBI data casts doubt on value of demonetisation
Scheme criticised again as 99% of banknotes handed in
São Tomé and Príncipe redenominates currency
New banknote series sees new and old dobras swapped at 1:1,000 ratio
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
UK mint to ship coins along with equipment to Argentinian mint for final processing
Madagascar launches high-denomination banknote
New series will use number of substrates with improved security features
Syria’s new high-denomination banknote to feature President Assad
President to adorn new 2,000 Syrian pound banknote, worth around $4
Bahamian banknotes will feature three different substrates
Caribbean nation to issue highest denominations of new series on paper/polymer hybrid
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
UK’s Royal Mint challenges coin-note boundary
Director for circulating coin claims new feature will allow new £1 coin to challenge low-denomination banknotes in terms of security
ECB set for €50 note launch
European Central Bank to launch fourth banknote in new Europa series on April 4
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
Somalian central bank to print first notes since 1991
New 1,000 shilling looks set to enter circulation in 2017 with extensive support being provided by the IMF
Ghana issues banknote with QR code
New ¢5 note with 2D barcode to help educate the public on the numerous security features