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    Bank of Korea Wins HSP Asia Reward for Best New Commemorative Banknote

    2.3 million notes where produced to mark the 2018 Winter Olympic Games held in PyeongChang – and the key security feature was MOTION® Switch micro-optics from Crane Currency.

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    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.

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    Azerbaijan Issues new 200-manat Banknote

    The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has introduced a new denomination, the 200-manat banknote designed by Crane Currency and printed by the German company Giesecke & Devrient.

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    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.

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    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®.

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    Technology

    First banknote issued with MOTION SURFACE®

    The first banknote to use MOTION SURFACE is the Kyrgyz Republic 2,000 Som commemorative banknote, which has just been issued to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic and the establishment of its national currency.

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    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 Tashkent.

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