We are thrilled to announce the WINNERS of our 2024 Excellence in Currency: Technology Awards which were revealed at the Awards Dinner, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at the Banknote Conference in Ft. Worth.
- For the Best New Banknote Feature, Product or Process: the WINNER is: Louisenthal – Green LongLife™ Banknote Substrate
- For the Best Limited Circulation/Commemorative Banknote: the WINNER is: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank – ECCB $2 Commemorative Banknote
- For the Best New Cash Cycle Innovation: the WINNER is: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas – The Coin Deposit Machine Project
- For the Best New House Note: the WINNER is: Ignis, The first note of the Ex Nihilo Series by Bundesdruckerei & Teams
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE WINNING PROJECT TEAMS!!!
Go to our Awards Catalogue to read about these projects and all the nominees and FINALISTS in each category.
Thank you to all our Nominees, our Judging Committee (as seen below), and our IACA Voting Members for their important participation in the process. And for the Best New House Note—thank you also to the Banknote Conference delegates who voted and whose votes were combined with our Central Bank Voting Members.
Our Technology Awards Judging Committee:
Tomasz Jagielinski, President/CEO, NXTGenDetect
Michael Lambert, former Director of Banknotes, Federal Reserve Board
Ton Roos, former Director of Banknotes, ECB
David Tidmarsh, Director, Reconnaissance International
Richard Wall, IACA Chair; former MD of Currency, Bank of Canada
Lydia Yip, Advisor to Central Banks, former Head of Currency, HKMA
Now on to the Coin Awards which will be held in conjunction with the Coin Conference in Lisbon, Portugal October 28-30, 2024. The categories are as follows:
- Best Coin Product, Process or Manufacturing Innovation
- Best Re-circulation/distribution initiative
- Best Commemorative/ limited circulation coin
Nomination period opens June 3!!!
