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3rd
February
2024

The Central Bank of Peru Issues New 200 Soles Banknote with RAPID® Detect

The Central Bank of Peru (El Banco Central de Reserva del Perú) has issued a new 200 Soles banknote into circulation. The new banknote, the highest denomination in the series, completes the...

27th
October
2023

Enhanced Security on the Redesigned Banknotes from the Bank of Central African States (BEAC)

The new series of redesigned Central African franc CFA (XAF) banknotes issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) are now seeing wider circulation. All five notes have new visual de...

12th
September
2023

Burundi Completes Upgrade of Full Banknote Series with RAPID® Micro-Optic Security

La Banque de la République du Burundi has completed the upgrade of their entire banknote series -the 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 Francs - by significantly improving the security with th...

11th
September
2023

Central Bank of Jordan Upgrades New Series of Banknotes with RAPID® and MOTION® Switch

The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has redesigned and upgraded its full series of dinar banknotes with new advanced security features, including the micro-optic security threads RAPID® and MO...

21st
February
2023

The Right Choice?

Making right choices is a key ingredient for success. While central banks rightly see Crane Currency as a seller, we are as much a buyer and during the prior year, Crane Currency together wi...

8th
April
2022

Interview with Dr. Georges Chalhoub, Director of Cash Operations, Bank of Lebanon

During the Banknote Conference, Washington DC, Crane Currency had a chance to sit down and speak with Dr. Georges Chalhoub, Director of Cash Operations, Bank of Lebanon, to talk about his ca...

28th
December
2021

Six Commemorative Banknotes Issued in the Ukraine

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has issued a total of six commemorative banknotes during 2021 to celebrate the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence. The commemora...

5th
January
2021

Denmark Upgrades its 500-kroner Banknote with RAPID®

The central bank of Denmark (Danmarks Nationalbank) has issued an upgraded 500-kroner banknote. The upgraded banknote has a similar design to existing banknotes but has moved the security fe...

7th
December
2020

Mexico Issues New 1,000 Pesos Banknote with RAPID®

Banco de México has issued a new 1,000 Pesos banknote as part of an upgraded family of banknotes. It is the country’s highest denomination and features RAPID®, the micro-optic security t...

30th
March
2020

Recognizing a National Heroine in the Time of COVID-19

The Central Bank of Tunisia has issued a new TND 10 banknote featuring a portrait of Dr. Tawhida Ben Cheikh (1909-2010), Tunisia’s first female medical doctor. Dr. Ben Cheikh practiced as ...

25th
February
2020

Ukraine Issues Updated 200 Hryvnia Banknote with RAPID®

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has updated its 200 hryvnia (UAH) note as part of an ongoing banknote optimization. The updated banknote is equipped with modern security features, includi...

14th
November
2019

Norway Issues New NOK 1000 Banknote with RAPID® Security Thread

The Norwegian central bank caps off the issue of its new banknote series with issuance of the NOK 1000 banknote on 14 November 2019. The banknote series which uses the sea as its design them...

25th
October
2019

Ukraine Issues New 1000 Hryvnia Banknote Featuring RAPID®

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) issued the new 1000 hryvnia banknote on October 25th. The 1000 hryvnia is Ukraine’s highest denomination and the third circulating denomination featuring...

2nd
October
2019

The Bahamas Issues New 50 Dollar Note Featuring RAPID® Security Thread

The Central Bank of The Bahamas has issued an updated 50 dollar note with RAPID® security thread as the primary security feature. The note is printed on Durasafe, a paper-polymer-paper comp...

2nd
September
2019

Mexico Issues New 200 Peso With RAPID® and ENDURANCE™ Paper

Banco de Mexico has issued the 200 peso, the second denomination of the news series with RAPID® as the primary security feature – and printed on ENDURANCE™, Crane Currency’s durable p...

6th
May
2019

Bank of Ghana Issues Series of Upgraded Notes with RAPID® Security Features

The Bank of Ghana today issued upgraded banknotes with improved security features, durability, and machine readability. All five denominations (1, 5, 10, 20, and 50-cedi notes) feature Crane...

2nd
May
2019

Burundi Issues New Banknotes Featuring RAPID® Security Features and ENDURANCE™ Durable Paper

The Bank of the Republic of Burundi today introduced a new set of revised banknotes of 500, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 Burundi francs. The new notes are like the preceding issues, but with imp...

23rd
April
2019

Bolivia Issues 200 Boliviano Featuring RAPID® Micro-Optics

The Central Bank of Bolivia (Banco Central de Bolivia) has issued the new 200 Boliviano banknote with RAPID® micro-optics from Crane Currency. The front side of the Bs 200 banknote has a...

4th
March
2019

Guyana Issues new $1000 Banknote with RAPID® Micro-Optics

The Central Bank of Guyana (BoG) has issued an upgraded $1000 banknote with new advanced security features from Crane Currency. The upgraded banknote has kept most of the elements of the pre...

25th
February
2019

Uzbekistan Issues New 100,000 Soʻm Banknote with RAPID®

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a new 100,000 soʻm banknote with RAPID micro-optics from Crane Currency. It represents the country’s third banknote with RAPID as the primary sec...

10th
February
2019

New Higher Denominations Issued by the Central Bank of Sudan

The Central Bank of Sudan has begun an introduction of a new series of higher denomination banknotes. Among the first in the series is a new 100 Pound note with a three-dimensional RAPID® s...

27th
August
2018

Mexico Introduces New 500 Peso Featuring RAPID® and ENDURANCE™

The 500-peso note is the first denomination in a new family of banknotes with improved security features and designs representing Mexico’s historical and natural heritage. The theme of the...

5th
January
2018

New Tunisia 20 Dinar issued with RAPID® Security Thread

The Central Bank of Tunisia has issued a new 20 dinar banknote featuring a portrait of the martyr “Farhat Hached” (1914-1952) and Crane Currency’s RAPID security feature. With just ...

15th
December
2017

Peru Issues New 100 Sol Banknote with RAPID®

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru has issued a new version of the 100 sol banknote with a 4 mm RAPID security thread. The previous version of this note, introduced in 2011, featured MOTION®....

8th
September
2017

Uzbekistan Issues New High Denomination Featuring RAPID®

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a new banknote, the 50,000 Som. The design on the front of the banknote features the top of the Ezgulik Arch on Independence Square in the city of T...