Ukraine Replaces Low-value Banknotes with Coins
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) recently stopped issuing four banknote denominations and is replacing them with coins. The four lowest-value bank note denominations...
Venezuela to Chop Six Zeroes Off the Bolivar
The Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) announced last week that it will delete six zeroes from its national currency, the Bolivar. The change may take...
Zimbabwe ready to roll out new dollar bills
Zimbabwe will release its new dollar banknotes this month.
The Central Bank of Zimbabwe is about to roll out the Z$2 and Z$5 bills, after...
Cuba Does Away with Its Dual Currency System
Cuba Does Away with Its Dual Currency System
The start of 2021 has delivered a long-awaited change in Cuba: the end of the country’s dual...
Swiss National Bank recalls Series 8 banknotes
The Swiss National Bank recalled its eighth-series banknotes as of 30 April 2021.
The banknotes from the eighth series thereby lost their status as legal...
Long-invalid Croatian Banknotes Returned and Exchanged
Between 2007 and 2010, the Croatian National Bank (CNB) withdrew from circulation seven series of 5-, 10-, 50-, 100- and 200-kuna banknotes. All of...
Zim resurrects its dollar note
In an attempt to counter the shortage of cash in its system, Zimbabwe is issuing new banknotes next month.
There has been a drastic shortage...
Bank of England: Paper £20 and £50 Notes Expire in One Year
The Bank of England has announced that 30 September 2022 will be the last day paper £20 and £50 banknotes will be accepted as...
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Simultaneous Offset: Strategies for Optimization (Part 2)
Introduction
Simultaneous offset printing, also referred to as see-through register or front-to-back register, is a security printing technique in which offset plate images are applied...
