Insights into Banknote Security Technology
A new order
What is essential for the perfect match of security and aesthectics? Innovation, technological know-how and close communication with customers and partners.
A window to the soul… of your currency
There aren’t many features on a banknote that stand out as distinctively as a smart window. It’s a real eyecatcher. And it’s catching on fast – there’s been a pull effect since it was introduced on euro notes. But its main purpose in life is security. Find out how you can combine a spectacular design with secure windows to minimise the risk of forgery.
Armenia – optimising its new series through design, security and substrate
The Central Bank of Armenia introduced a new series of banknotes at the start of 2019, all of which are printed on a durable substrate (Hybrid™) and in which the design and security features have been updated. Arman Hovhannisyan, a Currency Issue Specialist at the Bank, told Currency News what these changes are connected with and how the new banknotes surpass the old ones.
Small mirrors, big impacts
Reflections, 3D effects and dynamics: G+D’s proprietary micromirror technology doesn’t just change banknote authentication and design, the level of innovation also sets entirely new standards in terms of anti-counterfeiting security.
30 years of holograms on banknotes
1988 saw the first use of a hologram on a circulating note. Since then, holograms, also known as diffractive Optically Variable Devices (OVDs), have become one of the most common Level 1 security features on banknotes.
RollingStar® security threads: secure – striking – stunning
Nowhere is confidence in a product more important than with banknotes. Security features are intended to put a stop to illegal copying by helping to distinguish real banknotes from counterfeits.
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