The award for the Best New Series went to the Central Bank of Kenya which, in August 2024, released an updated series of the Kenyan shilling (KES), having taken steps to guarantee security of supply by procuring the new banknotes from Giesecke + Devrient.

The full series comprises KES 1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50 banknotes, with the same design as the notes they replace but with enhanced security in the form of Louisenthal’s RollingStar® i+ thread on each of the denominations. The three higher denominations – the KES 1000, 500 and 200 –  utilise the ZigZag dynamic movement effect, while the two lower denominations – the KES 100 and 50 –  utilise the Crystal effect.

Additionally, the banknotes feature the use of iridescent bands with UV for each of the denominations, while dual colour fluorescence is also maintained as a secondary level security element against counterfeiting.