The beginnings of Keesing Technologies
Keesing was founded in 1911 as a financial archive and grew into a publishing company with multiple magazines and booklets. More than a century...
Zim dollars ready, but limited
Zimbabwe finally has access to the new Z$2 and Z$5 banknotes and coins.
The new currency was expected to start circulating on 11 November but...
France to drop CFA franc in West Africa
A new common currency in West Africa – known as the ECO – will be launched in 2020.
CNN reports that the ECO will replace...
Australia saves $1 billion with polymer notes
Australia was the first country to issue a full series of polymer banknotes, completed over 1992 to 1996.
After 25 years, issuance of the second...
Egypt to print polymer banknotes
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will start printing environmentally-friendly currency made of polymer.
According to a statement, the CBE is set to launch a...
Premium banknotes
This banknote shows importance of security features
Henk van Zanten
Generally speaking, counterfeit banknotes can be easily distinguished from genuine notes by checking the security features and printing techniques used in and...
