News & Insights

  • 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.

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  • Banknotes

    Uzbekistan Issues a New 20,000 So’m Banknote with 3 mm BREEZE™

    The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued a new banknote denomination, the 20,000 So’m banknote. The notes are produced by the Uzbekistan banknote printing works Davlat Belgisi and are secured by BREEZE, a 3 mm micro-optic security thread from Crane Currency.

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  • Company News

    Crane Currency invests €2.6 million in a Water Treatment Plant

    Crane Currency has invested €2.6 million to improve further the sustainability of its state of the art Malta banknote printing plant. The investment is the installation of a water treatment plant within its premises that purifies and recycles the wiping solution used in the Intaglio printing process.

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