Lithuanian eID Card

The quality of entries for the Best New National ID Card were sufficiently high to merit two awards being made. The second award went to the Service of Technological Security of State Documents under the Ministry of Finance for the new Lithuanian eID card. What made...

Moroccan eID Card

The quality of entries for the Best New National ID Card were sufficiently high to merit two awards being made. The first award in this category went to IDEMIA and the General Directorate of National Security for the new Morocco national eID card, which is the...

Belgian ePassport

The winner in this category was the new Belgian ePassport. ID & Secure Document News has followed the development of this winning nomination since the announcement of the renewal of the ePassport contract in 2020 After the presentation on best practice given at...

Polish 20 ZLOTY

The winner of the Best Commemorative Banknote was Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland), for the 20 zloty collectors banknote entitled ‘Is It Worth Being a Pole?’ issued in November 2021 to commemorate Prof Lech Kaczyński, former President of the Republic of...

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...