According to a BBC News article dated 11 February 2013, the Reserve Bank of Australia has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Securency International for A$65m ($67m; £40m) to UK-based Innovia Films, which already owns the remaining 50%. Securency is the developer of polymer-based Guardian banknote substrate. Courtesy ofRead More…
Radio National has an interesting 10-minute interview with David Solomon, an Australian scientist who worked with the Reserve Bank of Australia to create polymer banknotes.Read More…
According to an article in The Australian dated 27 September 2012, the Reserve Bank of Australia has been working on a top-secret project, dubbed Next Generation Bank Note, for the past five years, the goal of which is to issue a new series of polymer banknotes, breathing new life intoRead More…
Like B226e, but new signatures (Stevens/Parkinson) and new date (2012).Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Like B228h, but new date (2011). Like B229b, but new date (2011). Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger (Bank Note Museum).Read More…
Like B228i, but new signatures (Stevens/Parkinson) and new date (2012). Courtesy of Thomas Krause.Read More…
Like B225f, but new signatures (Stevens/Parkinson) and new date (2012).Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Glenn Warren.Read More…
Like B227f, but new date (2010). Like B228g, but new date (2010). Like B229a, but new date (2010).Courtesy of Kai.Read More…
,,,, Technology continues to push the boundaries for banknote security holograms. Here, Dr Glenn Wood of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association looks at some of the latest developments. Today, holographic technology remains very much to the fore as part of an array of overt features which make it quick andRead More…
Like B228f, but new date (2009).Courtesy of Kai Hwong.Read More…