News & Insights
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Insights
An Illustrious License to Print
With over 250 years of history, Crane Currency is a leading name in the production of currency for central banks worldwide. The company’s high-tech portfolio of security products, paper technologies and comprehensive services places it firmly within a small elite group servicing the world’s central banks.
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Insights
The Future of Banknote Security – A Professor’s View
When handling cash, we normally glance at each banknote for less than a second. Central banks and banknote issuers are coming to realize that this brief glimpse provides a crucial opportunity for public authentication – giving them a chance to keep ahead of counterfeiters.
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Company News
Four Not for Profit Organizations Supported by Crane Fund
Four not for profit organizations (NGOs) have received a donation of USD 3,750 each from Crane Fund in support and recognition of their activities in their various fields in Sweden.
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Banknotes
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.
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Insights
What’s Bling Got to Do with It?
Earlier this year, Mari-Anne Snäll, Marketing Manager at Crane Currency, was invited to present at the 60th anniversary forum of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS). As an active member within the currency community, she offered her personal reflections on how showy features used to attract consumers are slipping, at times dangerously, into the feature-effects used to prevent counterfeiting.
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Banknotes
New 100 Dollar Note Issued in the Bahamas Featuring MOTION SURFACE® technology
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has issued a new 100 dollar banknote into circulation from October 6, 2021. It has a unique combination of security features, including Crane Currency’s MOTION SURFACE micro-optic stripe making it one of the most secure banknotes in the world.
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Technology
Company News
Inspirational House Notes – Genuine Works of Art to Demonstrate Creativity and Complexity
Banknote printers and substrate suppliers around the world take great pride in creating concept notes to showcase their technical capabilities and latest features. They are often called house notes and Crane Currency’s Design Team has been able to create an average of one new house note every year
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Insights
Sustainability: A Hallmark of Cash
The improving sustainability of cash is important, as across both developing and developed economies the demand for physical cash continues to increase – in nearly all countries significantly outpacing the rise in GDP.