Swiss Passport

The winner of the Best New Passport was the new Swiss Passport, launched at the end of October 2022, which was designed by Geneva-based creative agency Retinaa SA, and is inspired by rural Swiss scenes. According to a spokesperson from Switzerland’s Federal Office of...

CBE – State-Of-The-Art Printworks

In addition to the banknote awards, a special achievement award was made to the Central Bank of Egypt in recognition of its new state-of-the-art printworks and cash centre, which has arisen from the Egyptian desert outside Cairo at an incredible pace and on a vast...

Quatari 22 Riyal

The winner of the Best Commemorative Banknote was the Qatar Central Bank for the 22 riyal issued to  mark the FIFA World Cup, which took place  in the country from 18 November to 20 December. The unusual denomination was chosen to align with the 22nd football...

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,...

Liberia New Series

The winner of the best new series was the Central Bank of Liberia , which replaced its 2016 banknotes with a new series.  This included updated designs and a new high denomination of L$1,000. The other notes in the series are the L$20, L$50, L$100, and L$500. In...