IACA Awards – the Finalists Are…

The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) has announced the finalists of the 2024 Excellence in Currency Technical Awards.

They are:

Best New Banknote Feature, Product or Process:

• CCL Secure – Effect™ Cameo feature 
• De La Rue – ASSURE™ covert feature in the core of a polymer banknote substrate 
• Jura and OEBS – stainless steel intaglio plate making process
• Louisenthal – Green LongLife™ banknote substrate
• Meta Materials – Inspired by Nature – QUANTUM™ stripe

Best Limited Circulation/Commemorative Banknote:

• Bank of Guyana – $2,000
• Eastern Caribbean Central Bank – ECCB $2
• National Bank of Kazakhstan – 10,000 tenge

Best New Cash Cycle Innovation Finalist: 

• Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – The Coin Deposit Machine
• The ECB in cooperation with the euro area NCBs – Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) study
• Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology – Banknote Fibre Extraction