News & Insights

  • Insights

    Celebrating 20 Years of MOTION®

    It was 20 years ago that the micro-optics technology behind MOTION® first made its appearance – first at the Optical Document Security conference that year in San Francisco, and then a few months later at the Currency Conference in Rome.

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  • Banknotes

    Poland Issues new Collector Banknote to Commemorate the Warsaw Uprising

    The Bank introduced the banknote containing the latest banknote security, the Crane micro-optic security feature RAPID® Vision Detect with increased customization possibilities and high-contrast multicolor movement.

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  • Insights

    Meet Crane Currency’s Quality Lab Manager, Charlot Magro

    "When Crane opened a new printing facility in Malta in 2017, I seized the opportunity to build and lead a state-of-the-art testing lab, which has since become renowned for its capabilities and expertise."

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  • Banknotes

    Curaçao and Sint Maarten Prepare for Launch of New Currency

    The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) enjoyed a significant milestone at Crane Currency’s printing facility in Malta, witnessing the new Caribbean guilder banknotes roll off the presses.  

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  • Insights

    When Are New Banknote Security Features Ready for Use?

    For central banks, manufacturability is crucial, and it is essential to ask suppliers the fundamental question: Is this new feature ready for production and public use – or are we at risk of quality failures, delivery delays, and erosion of public trust?

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  • Banknotes

    A Modern Approach to Modern Upgrades

    Previously, central banks might have addressed new counterfeiting threats with a simple upgrade of security features. Today, central banks are instead embracing a sophisticated approach to banknote modernization.

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  • Banknotes

    MONGOLIA: A Century of Banking

    As Mongolia celebrates a century since the founding of its Central Bank, the country is not just reflecting on its rich history but also moving forward with a strategic modernization of its banknotes.

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  • Banknotes

    5000 Som with RAPID® HD Detect Completes Banknote Modernization

    The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has introduced the new 5000 Som banknote to the public. This is the seventh and last banknote of the fifth series.

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