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New House Note Supplement

Currency News™ will publish its third special supplement, ‘Concept Notes: Art, Design and Security in One’, in Spring 2026 – featuring the latest concept (house) notes from across the industry.

Studies, Reports - August 29, 2025 midnight

What is the Value of Cash?

Perhaps this feels like a nugatory question. But when you consider that between 2003 and 2024 there were five times as many studies about the cost of cash than about its value, and that the cost studies were mostly based on numbers while the value studies were more theoretical or descriptive, then the question starts to make sense.

Studies, Reports - August 29, 2025 midnight

Global Developments in Coins v Banknotes

We have recently read that the US Treasury has confirmed that the production of US one cent coins will stop once the stocks of blanks have been used up. Respectively, on the other side of the Atlantic, the German National Cash Forum advocates rounding up or down to the nearest 5 euro cent for cash payments in Germany. It even proposes that the rounding rule (applied from the beginning in Finland) should be applied across Europe as uniformly as possible. Cash means both notes and coins. Therefore, the monitoring of both is important to the future of cash.

Studies, Reports - August 29, 2025 midnight

New Round Up of New Notes and Coins

Currency News™ is publishing a round-up of all new banknotes and coins issued in 2024. This annual summary will be issued each year from now on, covering the previous year’s new issues.

Studies, Reports - May 28, 2025 midnight

How Commercial Bank Cashiers View Security Features of Modern Banknotes

At the High Security Printing™ (HSP) Asia conference in Bangkok last December, currency and counterfeit expert Aleksei Faleev gave a presentation on a survey conducted among cashiers in Kyrgyzstan to gauge their knowledge of and preferences for banknote security features. He has subsequently written this article based on that presentation.

Studies, Reports - May 2, 2025 midnight

Fall in US Counterfeits, Says New Report

Financial authorities remain concerned about counterfeiting US currency; however, recent studies suggest a declining trend in the circulation of fake banknotes. A new report by Ruth Judson and published by the Federal Reserve – Estimating the Volume of Counterfeit US Currency in Circulation – provides insights into counterfeit US dollar circulation and its economic impact.

Studies, Reports - March 3, 2025 midnight

Managing the Cash Cycle Better

A new white paper investigates how cash management is changing and best practice for optimising efficiency, thereby reducing the cost and environmental impact of cash.

Studies, Reports - March 3, 2025 midnight

The Beauty of Concept Notes

‘Concept Notes: Art, Design and Security in One’, the second issue of a special report from Currency News summarising the latest house notes, is now available to download and read.

Studies, Reports - February 29, 2024 midnight