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

2020 continues to be a chaotic year. The recent global health pandemic has caused an economic upheaval that has lead to massive government spending and also borrowing not seen since the 1940s. The US, Europe and many other countries are… Read More