How do we know the thing in our wallet is a piece of currency? And how do we judge a banknote for its beauty, design and integration of features? These are the questions banknote designers wrestle with all the time.… Read More

Many countries in Africa contain the scars of European Colonization and tribal conflicts. Burundi is a small landlocked country in the center of Africa that has many of these scars. Map of BurundiSource: AS Burundi Background History Burundi had historically… Read More

2020 has been a difficult and unpredictable year. As the pandemic hit the US in the spring, the US economy contracted 30% and there was a rush to gold, silver and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Over the summer and into… Read More

The war in Yugoslavia dominated the news in the early 1990s. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and a war so close to Western Europe, many people were concerned the war would expand and potentially engulf all of Europe.… Read More

The Sultanate of Oman was been a stable and peaceful country in the Middle East since its formation in 1970. Under the leadership of the Sultan, it embraced modernization and tolerance while respecting its ancient traditions. While the First Sultan… Read More