Phoenix 2023

The second winner of the House Note award went to Komori for its Phoenix 2023 house note, produced to celebrate its centenary and which brought to life its concept of ‘Power to the Print – Technology that Empowers’. A collaboration with Jura, Landqart and SICPA, the...

Moroccan 100 & 200 dirhams

Bank Al-Maghrib is rolling out a new series of banknotes in four denominations, the first since 2012. Designed and produced by its printworks, Dar As Sikkah, the first two new notes in the series – the 100 and 200 dirhams – issued last November and this January...

UAE 1,000 Dirham

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates won the Best New banknote award for the 1,000 dirham (AED) banknote. It follows the issue of new 5 and 10 dirham notes in 2022 and the new 50 dirham in late 2021, all of which are printed by Oumolat Security Printing,...

Malawian 5,000 KWACHA

The Reserve Bank of Malawi picked up the award for Best New Banknote for the 5,000 kwacha. This is a new high denomination, introduced in February 2022 to meet the changing economic landscape and  also the need for increased security for higher denominations. The...

English £50

The Bank of England for the English £50, the last in its new polymer series, featuring the father of modern computing, Alan Turing. The note was produced by De La Rue.