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2012 (Volume 10)
2011 (Volume 9)
2010 (Volume 8)
2009 (Volume 7)
2008 (Volume 6)
2007 (Volume 5)
2006 (Volume 4)
2005 (Volume 3)
2004 (Volume 2)
2003 (Volume 1)

2013 Issues of Currency News

January 2013 Highlights

• The New Europa €5 Makes its Debut
• Bank of England Floats £1 Billion Tender
• ‘Call to Arms’ Over Banque de France Plans to Spin-off Paper Mill
• Modernisation at Casa de Moneda de Chile on Course
• New Building, New Cash Management System in Azerbaijan
• Brinks Partners with Wincor Nixdorf as CashEDI Becomes Compulsory
• “Mobile” Breaks New Ground in Optically Variable Threads
• MAGnite – a New Mobile; Magnetic Response Feature
• StarPerf – First Feature for Smartphone Verification
• New Generation of Cloud-Based, Cardless ATMS from Diebold
• Ultra Durability from Oberthur Fiduciare
• Arjowiggins Launches DiamoneXtra
• New Dates for the Coin Conference
• Banknote 2012 Breaks All Records – Again
• New Glossary for the Mint Industry
• Note and Coin News
• People in the News
  PLUS

• Comment: the Next Ten Years
• Special Report: US Study on Alternative Coin Metals Needs More Work
• Headlines of 2012 – That Was the Year That Was
• Banknote of the Month: Zambia Drops Zeroes, Brings Back Coins

February 2013 Highlights

• Crane Payment Solutions to Buy MEI
• CoinTune – the Future of Coin Authentication
• Gloomy Outlook for (Most of) Cash Handling Industry
• De La Rue on Target
• CashSSP – New Contract for 9 Central Banks
• G4S Advances Cash Centre Automation with Transtrack
• Spectrum – a New Latent Image Feature from De La Rue
• SECUNOTE Chameleon – Rolic’s New Level 1 (and Level 3) Security Feature
• Coin Innovation Through Digital Design and Engraving
• Further Developments in High Speed Nanocrystallisation
• A New Horizon for Guardian
• The 2013 Currency Conference
• The Regional Forums for High Security Printing
• IACA – Currency Hall of Fame
• Guardian Symposium ‘Opens Up’ in Ottawa
• Company and Market Round-Up
• People in the News
• Note and Coin News
• 10 Years Ago
  PLUS

• Case Study: a Revolution in Quality at De La Rue’s Paper Mill
• Special Report: Morocco’s Anniversary Makeover – New Building, Production Line and Banknotes
• Special Feature: Enhancing Note Durability in the Eurosystem – a New Requirement for Laboratory Tests?
• Banknote of the Month: Swiss Demonstrate State-of-the-Art Technologies with Jules Verne

March 2013 Highlights

• RBA Sells 50% Stake in Securency to Innovia
• Bank of England Follows ECB for Recycling
• CLA Forms in India
• Europe Steps up the Fight Against Counterfeiters
• More Euro Coin Counterfeits in 2012
• 2012 Results – a Very Mixed Bag
• Case Study: Public Education Mexican-Style
• Bi-Coloured Coins Through Edge Plating
• ESTA Meets the Challenges of Crisis in Payments
• Three Review Seminars from Currency Research
• IACA and IPR for Banknotes
• Note and Coin News
• Shortlist for Excellence in Currency Awards
• Company and Market Round-Up
• People in the News
• 10 Years Ago
  PLUS
• Comment: Counterfeits – Squaring the Circle
• On the Record: Goodbye Securency, Welcome Innovia Security
• Industry Watch: High Growth Despite Uncertainty

April 2013 Highlights

• "Cash is Dead – Long Live Cash!" Says Fed
• Glory Global Solution – a New Name in Cash
• Unsatisfactory Year for Orell Füssli
• G4S Increases Revenues and Profits
• One Mint of Finland
• 2012 Puts G&D Growth Back on Track
• De La Rue's Approach to Countering the Counterfeiters
• ColourShift and RollingStar - Colour Hangs by a Thread
• Simultaneous Double-Sided Intaglio – A New Approach to Banknote Printing
• Taking Foil Features to New Levels
• Latin American High Security Printing Conference Goes to Bogota
• Watermark Conference 2013
• Note and Coin News
• Company and Market Round-Up
  PLUS

• Comment: The War on Cash Gets Dirty
• Case Study: Keeping the Cash Flowing – a Tale of Three Countries
• On the Record: The Story Behind the Turnaround at Argentina's Print and Mint
• Banknote of the Month: Celebrating 20 Years of the Czech Koruna

May 2013 Highlights

• New $100 to Issue in November
• First New Europa Note Released
• Churchill Chosen for New £5 Note
• ECB View on the Importance of Cash
• Tough Market for Canadian Mint
• The Currency Landscape in India
• De La Rue Showcases Next Generation Innovation at Currency Conference
• New SICPA Post-Print Varnish Enhances Wear on Guardian
• Packing a Punch with the New KP-4000A
• Optically Variable Security Fibres from China
• ISO Security Print Management Standard
• Tomorrow's Transactions Forum – Cashless Side by Side with Cash
• Company and Market Round-Up
• People in the News
• Note and Coin News
  PLUS

• Comment: A Banknote is More than Just a Banknote
• Case Study: Scottish Banknotes Become Hostage in Independence Debate
• On the Record: Arkady Trachuk, Goznak
• Special Feature: Balancing Heritage and Technology – the Key to Intaglio's Success