How to design beautiful banknotes
2016-05-13
Check out this interesting DesignWeek article on “How to design beautiful banknotes.”Read More…
Frank van Tiel collection to be auctioned by MPO on 29.01.2016
2016-01-21
On 29 January 2016, MPO, the Dutch affiliate of Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, will auction the Frank van Tiel collection of Dutch and world banknotes. Frank has been a long-time contributor to The Banknote Book, and this auction features many better notes, both old and modern. Check it out,Read More…
World Paper Money author Albert Pick passed away 21.11.2015
2015-11-29
I am saddened to report the death of Albert Pick, 93, on 21 November 2015 in a nursing home in Germany. Mr. Pick was the author of the original Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (SCWPM) in 1975, and is responsible for creating the eponymous numbering system still in useRead More…
Recommended reading: Money for everything
2015-10-08
In the 3 October 2015 edition of The Economist, there’s an interesting article “Money for everything” which asserts that “Despite many usurpers, cash is still king.” Good news for banknote collectors! Courtesy of Mark Irwin.Read More…
Recommended reading: The secret codes of British banknotes
2015-06-25
The BBC has a very interesting article dated 25 June 2015 by Chris Baraniuk entitled “The secret codes of British banknotes,” which discusses the so-called EURion Constellation (aka Omron rings) patterns’ role in deterring digital counterfeiting. Unmentioned in this article is that the simplest way to defeat this anti-counterfeiting featureRead More…
Which country has the least sexist banknotes?
2015-04-14
The BBC News has an interesting artlcle, “Which country has the least sexist banknotes?“ Courtesy of Mark Irwin and Jim Chen.Read More…
IBNS Banknote of 2014 voting is open through 29.03.2015
2015-03-02
The International Bank Note Society would like to remind members that voting is now open for Banknote of 2014. Members may choose their top three notes from those depicted above. Voting is open until 23:59GMT Sunday 29th March. The result of the voting will be announced at the IBNS BoardRead More…
De La Rue reports declining profits and revenue on increased volume
2014-11-26
According to a press release dated 25 November 2014, security printer De La Rue’s profits fell 36%, to £18.1 million, in the six months ended 27 September, with revenue down by 8%, despite banknote printing volume up 4% to 2.7 billion notes. The company blamed “ongoing challenging market conditions” forRead More…
De La Rue insider reveals insight into banknote design
2014-05-04
The Financial Times has an interesting article dated 28 April 2014 in which Andy Sharman interviews Malcom Knight, “former research and development director and now consultant at De La Rue, the discreet British banknote maker that has designed more than 40 per cent of the paper currency to have enteredRead More…
RIP: Michel Prieur of Compagnie Generale De Bourse
2014-03-28
It is with great sadness that his family and the employees of Compagnie Generale De Bourse announce the death of the founder and chairman of their company, M. Michel Prieur, following cardiac arrest on 18 March 2014. The religious ceremony was held in Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet Church on 28 March. While IRead More…