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On Monday August 17, 2020 Bank Indonesia released a brand new 75,000 Rupiah Banknote to commemorate it’s 75 years of independence and also the countries achievements during the past 75 years. The Design The banknote is colored in red, white,… Read More

If you ever wondered what currencies got replaced by the Euro, you have come to the right place! But first, a joke: What did the millennial say when he saw a floppy disk from 1995? “Look, someone 3D printed a… Read More

On July 25, 1956, the Italian luxury passenger liner SS Andrea Doria and the Swedish ship, The MS Stockholm collided off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. This disaster happened in the thick fog of the night and lead to the loss of… Read More

In Part 1, we focused on public feature used to protect banknotes from counterfeiting. In this blog, we turn to hidden security features used in banknotes.  These features are often called ‘teller assist’ features or semi-overt. These are the design… Read More

Each year, the International Bank Note Society (IBNS) votes on a newly released banknote to receive the Banknote of the Year prize. Members of the society can nominate a banknote which has been issued to the public for the first… Read More