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Jan 31, 2016, 08:00 AM
IBNS prepares to select its Banknote of the Year
The IBNS Banknote of the Year award is an initiative of the International Bank Note Society to recognize an exceptional bank note issued each year. -
Jan 30, 2016, 08:00 AM
Canada's use of polymer for notes thwarts forgers
A report credits the use of polymer in Canada’s new bank notes starting four years ago with a 74 percent drop in the number of fakes passed in 2015. -
Jan 29, 2016, 13:48 PM
Senate resolution supports portrait of woman on note
The effort to place a woman on U.S. paper currency was brought back into the spotlight Jan. 21 with the introduction of Senate Resolution 348. -
Jan 23, 2016, 08:00 AM
Argentina to begin issuing higher denomination notes
The Central Bank of Argentina announced on Jan. 15 that it will soon release an entirely new currency series, including high-denomination issues. -
Jan 22, 2016, 08:30 AM
Call for David Bowie note gains no support from bank
With the Bank of England scheduled to issue a new £20 note by 2020, a movement is afoot to place a portrait of David Bowie on the new note. -
Jan 18, 2016, 14:45 PM
Sisterhood of women depicted on U.S. paper money
So few of them, each a distinct individual but united as a sisterhood — the sisterhood of women whose portraits have been depicted on U.S. paper money. -
Jan 15, 2016, 11:28 AM
1847 Treasury note tops bidding at Heritage sale
A previously unknown unique signed and issued $500 Treasury note of Jan. 22, 1847, sold for $199,750 at the Heritage auction on Jan. 8 in Tampa. -
Jan 11, 2016, 07:30 AM
Ukraine to issue new note with increased security
Ukraine's new 500-hryvnia note is predominantly beige in color and similar in size to its predecessor. -
Jan 10, 2016, 08:30 AM
Small firm joins American Bank Note Company: Collecting Paper
A small New York printer, Gavit & Co., of Albany, N.Y., was absorbed by the larger American Bank Note Company. -
Jan 9, 2016, 08:30 AM
Family chest unopened since 1926 has surprise
Among the most interesting parts of the Feb. 9 St. James’s Auctions sale in London is an offering of more than 2,000 bank notes from German East Africa.