The Bank of Zambia has announced the introduction of a new family of notes and coins, which will be introduced at the end of March.

President Trump’s announcement of a directive to the US Treasury Secretary to cease production of the country’s lowest denomination coin, as part of his mission to cut government expenditure, has reignited the debate in the US about the future of the penny, which has been rumbling on for well over a decade now.

The Central Bank of Belize has unveiled the designs of its new banknote series, which will go into circulation in June.

Shaktikanta Das has been replaced as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India by Sanjay Malhotra, former Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

On 12 December De La Rue made known that it had entered talks with a consortium to sell up to 40% of its equity, which would value the company at about £245 million.

The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the fourth and final year of the American Women Quarters Program. Since the beginning of the program in 2022, the Mint has issued five quarters annually, and the final five will be issued in 2025.

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The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) held a ‘Currency By-Product Utilisation Seminar’ earlier this month to launch its new venture to reuse currency by-products slated for disposal – both end-of-life banknotes and waste from production. Around 500 tonnes are generated annually, of which 90% is incinerated.

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced that it is to begin developing the country’s 10th banknote series in order to ensure that Swiss banknotes continue to meet the latest standards for functionality and security.

Continuing on its acquisition trail to penetrate the brand protection market, Crane NXT has now bought the smart packaging assets of TruTag Technologies, which will be incorporated into its OpSec business.