Our judges have completed their review and scoring of all the nominations for IACAs 2026 Excellence in Currency Awards and we are happy to announce our FINALISTS. (And note the listing below of all our House Note Nominees!)
Thank you to the many organizations that took the time to make their nomination in our esteemed Awards program. You can see all the nominated projects in our Awards Catalogue on the website. The projects were all superb and indicative of the hard work, ingenuity, and passion for this industry.
We will present all the finalists and award winners (as noted below) at both the Global Currency Forum in Antalya, Turkey- April 27-20 AND also at the Banknote Conference in Washington, DC May 11-13.
Our finalists in four (4) “JUDGED” categories are: (our Best House Note Category is not “judged” –read below)
Best New Environmental Sustainability Project – Winner to be announced at the Global Currency Forum
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Bank Indonesia – Rupiah Waste to Worth Collaboration https://currencyaffairs.org/document/bank-indonesia-rupiah-waste-to-worth-collaboration/
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CCL Secure – Circular Banknote Waste Management Support Program – Latin America https://currencyaffairs.org/document/ccl-secure-circular-banknote-waste-management-support-program-latin-america/
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SICPA’s – Implementation of a Product Sustainability Framework https://currencyaffairs.org/document/sicpa-implementation-of-a-product-sustainability-framework/
Best Cash Cycle Resiliency Program/Project- Winner to be announced at the Global Currency Forum
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A Living Cash Resilience Framework: National Bank of Poland’s National Strategy for Cash Circulation Security as a Model for Central Banks https://currencyaffairs.org/document/national-bank-of-poland-a-living-cash-resilience-framework-national-strategy-for-cash-circulation-security-as-a-model-for-central-banks/
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French National Cash Resilience Framework (FNCRF) https://currencyaffairs.org/document/banque-de-france-french-national-cash-resilience-framework-fncrf/
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South Africa Reserve Bank – OCARM Cash Cycle Resilience Program: From National Blackout Playbook to Sector Wide Exercising and Standing Crisis Governance https://currencyaffairs.org/document/south-africa-reserve-bank-ocarm-cash-cycle-resilience-program/
Best New Limited Circulation/Commemorative Banknote Winner to be announced at the Banknote Conference
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Rs.2000 Commemorative Banknote commemorating the central bank’s 75th anniversary https://currencyaffairs.org/document/central-bank-of-sri-lanka-rs-2000-commemorative-circulating-banknote/
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National Bank of Tajikistan 100 Somoni Commemorative Banknote commemorating the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Tajikistan’s new national currency https://currencyaffairs.org/document/national-bank-of-tajikistan-100-somoni-commemorative-banknote/
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Papua New Guinea’s Commemorative 50 Kina Banknote honouring 50 years of independence and national currency https://currencyaffairs.org/document/papua-new-guinea-commemorative-50-kina-banknote-honouring-50-years-of-independence-and-national-currency/
Best New Banknote Feature, Product or Process Winner to be announced at the Banknote Conference
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CashTrax™ online counterfeit detection by Authentix® https://currencyaffairs.org/document/authentix-inc-the-authentix-cashtrax/
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CCL Secure – GUARDIAN™ ENVIRO – A Polymer Banknote with Reduced Fossil Inputs https://currencyaffairs.org/document/ccl-secure-guardian-enviro-a-polymer-banknote-with-reduced-fossil-inputs/
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GemVision™ Camera System – industry’s first CDI2 fitness solution by Authentix® and Boulder Imaging https://currencyaffairs.org/document/authentix-and-boulder-imaging-id-644-gemvision-camera-system-industrys-first-cdi2-fitness-solution/
A BIG THANK YOU to our judging committee:
Alejandro Alegre, former General Director of Currency for Banco de Mexico
Jan-Mark Geusebroek, Environmental Specialist at ECB (Judged Best ES category only)
Concha Jimenez, former Director General for Cash, Bank of Spain
Michael Lambert, former Director of Banknotes, Federal Reserve Board
Brian Lang, former IACA EVP and former Head of Currency RBNZ
Richard Wall, IACA Chair; former MD of Currency, Bank of Canada
Lydia Yip, Advisor to Central Banks, former Head of Currency, HKMA
Congratulations to our finalists and best of luck to them as our members begin to vote!!
NOTE: We also have the BEST HOUSE NOTE CATEGORY— and we have received fifteen (15) INCREDIBLE nominations. ALL the House Note nominations will be viewed and voted on by the Banknote Conference delegates during the conference–in addition to our IACA Central Bank voting members –to determine the WINNER. The winner will be announced at the Banknote Conference Awards Dinner.
Our nominees are: (read about all these in our Awards Catalogue on the website:https://currencyaffairs.org/awards/)
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Cotton Cycles House Note by BlendPaper Security, Casa da Moeda do Brasil and Hueck Folien
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MEADOW 100 House Note by PWPW S.A. & LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG
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Cypher Evo House Note by Orell Füssli Ltd. Security Printing & Koenig & Bauer Vision and Protection
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Rolling Star® Patch – The Star Money House Note by Louisenthal
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RollingStar® Venus “Piano” House Note by Louisenthal
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RollingStar® Venus “Hummingbird” House Note by Louisenthal
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Tree of Life – LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG and team
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BANCA D’ITALIA – BAN25NOTE-CONNECTIONS AND INTERACTIONS
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Crane Currency – The Beauty of Life
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Butterflies family by Oberthur Fiduciaire
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IN Groupe Moov™ security thread featured on KOMSCO 80th Anniversary Liberation House Note
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The Grizzly Note – Canadian Bank Note Company Limited
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STELLA – The Next Black Banknote of the EX NIHILO-Series
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CASA de Moneda 281 House Note
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SPARTAN™ Galapagos House Note by CCL Secure
We look forward to announcing these exciting results of all categories in April/May!!
