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2011 Issues of Currency News

January 2011  |  February 2011  |  March 2011  |  April 2011  |  May 2011 | June 2011 | July 2011 | August 2011 | September 2011 | October 2011 | November 2011 | December 2011

January 2011 Highlights

• Oberthur Bid for De La Rue - the Gloves Come Off
• Landqart Quadruples Capacity with New Machine
• India Takes its Independence Seriously
• Good News for Securency, but Agent Troubles Continue
• Euro Note Counterfeits Continue to Fall, but Coins on the Rise
• Brazil to the Rescue of Argentina
• Estonia Becomes 17th Euro Member
• China's Banknote Industry Surges
• Drop the Penny Recommends the Canadian Senate
• US Counts the Cost of Coins
• Screentaglio - the New Intaglio?
• A New Weapon Against Counterfeiters
• Note and Coin News
• People in the News
• Company and Market Round-Up
  PLUS
• Case Study: the South African Cash Circulation Model - at the Forefront of Innovation
• On the Record: IBDA Promises Win-Win for Banknote Designers and Suppliers
• Special Feature: New Hong Kong Banknotes Series - the Art of Balance
• Banknote of the Month: Philippines New Series - Clean, Sustainable, Secure and Controversial

February 2011 Highlights

• G&D and Wincor Join Forces for Cash Cycle
• Sudan - New Country, New Currency
• Cash Handlers Shake off Recession
• National Barriers Break Down in Euro Production
• Nigeria Finally Moves on Outsourcing
• Company and Market Round-Up
• MS4C - Cash Cycle Optimisation
• Oberthur Withdraws Bid for De La Rue
• CashWebCommunity Spreads its Reach
• Reports Show Changes in US Payment Preferences
• IACA Global Payment Survey Update
• Banknote Security Imitates Nature
• New Inks and Service from ADNAS
• RFID Technology Meets the Banknote
• Intelligent Cassettes and Dashboards Play Big Role for Wincor's CCMS
• Summit for Intaglio Engravers
• Banknote 2011 Takes Shape
• ICCOS Returns to Europe
• Note and Coin News
  PLUS
• Comment: New Era of Cooperation
• Case Study: the Dollar as Legal Tender in a Euro Country
• On the Record: Wincor Nixdorf - Safeguarding the Future of Cash Through a Revolution in Cash Management
• Banknote of the Month: Sri Lanka - Designs and Dancers Bring New Notes to Life 

March 2011 Highlights

• Bank of Canada Confirms its Polymer Decision
• US Counts the Cost of $1 Bills - Again!
• UK Seizes Libyan Banknotes
• Komori Wins in the Philippines
• Fortress and G4S Results Continue Upward Trend
• The Coin Conference - Managing the Change
• Central Banking Seminar for Banknotes
• Note and Coin News
• People in the News
  PLUS
• Comment: What Price Currency Autonomy
• Special Feature: the Ebb and Flow of Monetary Unions .... Pushing Towards a Single Global Currency?
• Viewpoint: the Pros and Cons of Co-Circulation of Old and New Series Notes
• Industry Watch: Markets Jolted by World Events
• Banknote of the Month - Oman's Commemorative 20 Rial

April 2011 Highlights

• De La Rue Launches Flexycoin
• World's First as BEP Launches EyeNote App
• Company and Market Round-Up
• Orell Fussli Dissatisfied, Despite Good Results
• Oberthur Reports Increase in Sales, Profit and Margins
• IACA's Third Central Bank Forum on Payment Surveys
• Currency and Coins Create Controversy in Kenya
• Mint of Finland Buys Saxonia EuroCoin
• Digital Magnetic Imaging - Sensor Could Rejuvenate Old Technology
• The Coin Conference
• ESTA Annual Conference - Cash is Universal and Secure
• US Secret Service Latest Statistics
  PLUS
• Comment: the Note/Coin Boundary - the Battle for the Centre Ground
• Case Study: How to Specify a New Note and Coin Series - the Swedish Way
• On the Record: Keith Brown, De La Rue - Rebuilding Trust Through Quality and Innovation
• Technology Profile: Electro-Plated Coins - the Trade-Off Between Cost and Security
• Banknote of the Month: Cayman Islands Introduce First New Series for 40 Years

May 2011 Highlights

• SM&RT Ideas from the Royal Canadian Mint
• De La Rue Faces an Uncertain Future
• G&D Profits Up
• India Predicts the Future
• 4th Award in a Row for De La Rue
• Company and Market Round-Up
• Automation Key to Global Cash Solutions' Cash Centre Concept
• Pigment-Free Colour Shift Polymer
• Coin DNA Offers Step Change in Security and Reliability
• People in the News
• Currency Directory - 4th Edition Out Now
• Optical Document Security 2012
• Currency Conference 2011
  PLUS
• Special Report: the "Perfect Storm" for Production
• Case Study: Japanese Banknotes - Ancient Traditions, 21st Century Technology
• On the Record: the Paper Trail - End to End Solutions for a Growing Market from Voith
• Banknote of the Month: Tanzania Leas the Way in Complementary High Security Features

June 2011 Highlights

• Canada Unveils Frontiers Polymer Series
• Amera Expands with Armat Coin Acquisition
• Attacks and Losses Down for European CIT
• Royal Seal as Kusters Celebrates 100 Years
• Fortune Favours the Brave for De La Rue?
• ECB Surveys Show Cash Usage by Country
• Nigeria Aims to Reduce Cash
• Jeweltone New High Security OVDs
• New Technologies at Banknote 2011
• Note and Coin News
• IACA Launches Currency Hall of Fame
• Review of the 1st Coin Conference (read the full review)
  PLUS
• Comment:  Time for Banknotes and Coins to Unite (read the article)
• On the Record: Patrice Rullier, Oberthur Cash Protection
• Industry Watch: Markets Remain Unsettled as Economic Recovery Falters

July 2011 Highlights

• Action At Last Over Allegations in Australia
• Banknote Does it Again
• Spectra Systems Floats for Growth
• Euro Production Up for 2012
• Komori Line for Philippines on Schedule
• Tough Year, but Brighter Future for Mints
• Goebel Teams with Goss
• Obituary: Bill Melbourn - 1945-2011
• The Currency of Terror - New Report States Pakistan Link to Indian Counterfeits
• Euro Counterfeits Down Again
• New Solution for Clean Coins from Saxonia
• Showing the Power of New Super Simultan
• Quick Response from Fabriano
• A Star is Born from Louisenthal
• 3 into 1 - Optimum Security from SICPA
• Note and Coin News
• New Patent Database for Coins
  PLUS
• Comment: Reasons to be Cheerful
• Case Study: a New Currency for a New Country - the South Sudan Pound
• Special Report: The New $100 - The Resolution
• On the Record: Kusters - Creating a Business from the End of the Currency Lifecycle
• Banknote of the Month: New Seychelles Rupees Remain True to Renowned Flora and Fauna

August 2011 Highlights

• New Alliance for Cash Processing
•  €1.15 Billion Deal on the Cards for Oberthur
•  Cash Handling in Good Shape at Half Year
•  Delays and Weak Currencies Hit Half Year Results
•  Milestone for New Samoan Coins
•  EPC Pushes for Standardisation
•  Company and Market Round-Up
•  US Bills Miss the Point on Coin Stockpiles
•  Kurz Launches Kinegram Dynamic
•  Precious Effects from Rolic
•  TwinPerf - Double Dynamic Protection from Orell Füssli
•  New Durable Substrate from FNMT
•  Motion in Motion! And Deep
•  A Window on Foil
•  Note and Coin News
•  People in the News
  PLUS 
• Comment: What If... Europe with the Euro, and the US Dollar No Longer the Reserve Currency?
• Special Report: India WILL Become Self-Sufficient in Currency!
• Case Study: the Downside of Coin Seignioriage - the United States Case
• On the Record: from Nordic Rim to Global Player - Finnish Mint Buys into the Future 

September 2011 Highlights

• Casa de Moneda de Chile Invests for the Future
• New Coin Electroplating Capacity in Russia
• India Awards New Paper Contracts
• PIRA Re-Evaluates HYBRID Banknotes
• JV in Kenya Gets the Go-Ahead
• Global Payments Continue to Grow
• Simulating Circulation - Searching for the Best Approach
• Multi Colour Security from Landqart
• Enschedé Launches 3rd Generation Varnish
• The Future of Intaglio Engraving
• ICCOS Asia 2011
• High Security Printing Goes to India
• Company and Market Round-Up
• People in the News
• Note and Coin News
  PLUS
• Comment: Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3
• Case Study: Coin Production and Distribution in Canada
• On the Record: Tribute to Rudolf van Renesse - Champion of Optical Document Security
• Industry Watch: Markets Fall as Greek and Euro Crises Remain Unresolved
• Banknote of the Month: Fast-Track Creation of New Currency for South Sudan

October 2011 Highlights

• Authentix Raises $15m to Fund Growth
• Currency Conference Flies High in Singapore
• World's Biggest Security Company Just Got Bigger
• Australia's Currency Grows, Counterfeits Rise, Then Fall!
• Mounties Scoop 2011 Counterfeit Deterrence Award
• Contrasting Results for NPA and Securency
• ATM Installations to Reach 3.2 Million by 2016
• Nigeria Warns of Increasing Cost of Cash
• IACA Celebrates the Pioneers and Visionaries in Currency
• People in the News
• Fitaglio 2.0 - New Horizons for Banknote Design
• Russia Upgrades Banknotes with New Features
• Fabriano Launches Fusion
• In-Line Varnishing from KBA-NotaSys
• New Transport Unit for Banknotes
• The 2011 Excellence in Currency Awards
• Note and Coin News
• Company and Market Round-Up
  PLUS
• Comment: Taking the Message to the People
• Case Study: Crisis Management - Lessons from the Two Major Earthquakes in 2011
• On the Record: Michael Lambert - the Federal Reserve's Perspective on the Dollar Coin versus Bill Debate
• Banknote of the Month: Bangladesh Pays Homage to Father of the Nation

November 2011 Highlights

• UK and Canada Debut New Notes
• EURICPA Bids to Break the Cycle of Stained Notes
• Allegations Put OeBS Under the Spotlight
• Demand for Baht Increases Tenfold
• Euro Crisis Thwarts Growth Expectations for Wincor Nixdorf
• New Thread Debuts in Kazakhstan
• Magnetic Gold Security from Merck
• Complex Colour the Key to New Guardian Features
• Crane Introduces Dual Color Motion
• Note and Coin News
• Company and Market Round-Up
  PLUS
• On the Record: Casa de Moneda de Chile Sets its Sights on Global Supply
• Case Study: Coin Circulation in a Wide Geographic Area - the Philippines Experience
• Banknote of the Month: the New Peruvian Nuevos Soles Series
• Special Feature: Will a Digital Wallet be a Game-Changer for Mobile Payments in the US?

December 2011 Highlights

• End of Banknotes for Canadian Printer
• ATMIA Creates a New Voice for Cash
• Oberthur Completes Sale to Advent
• Interim Results Show Promise for De La Rue's Improvement Plans
• Wincor Nixdorf Targets Middle East and Africa
• Arjowiggins Security Buys Signoptics
• Zero Tolerance from Toppan
• DNB Presents Dutch Euro Note App
• Wider Choice of Features from De La Rue
• New Multispectral Scanner for Detecting Fakes
• Note and Coin News
• People in the News
• Company and Market Round-Up
  PLUS
• Comment: That Was the Year That Was
• Industry Watch: Euro Crisis Continues - Tough Outlook for Global Economy
• Special Feature: Future Payments - How Cash is Raising its Game
• 2011 - the Year in Headlines