by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
Finally, a special Lifetime Achievement Award was made to Lydia Chan, Head of the Currency and Settlement Division at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, who will be retiring early next year. Ms Chan was appointed to her current post in 2002. During the 13 years of a...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The new award for the Best New Commemorative Banknote went to the Bank of Korea for the commemorative 2,000 won, issued by the Bank of Korea to mark the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which were held in PyeongChang. 2.3 million of the notes were produced, by KOMSCO. While...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The Best New Banknote award was made to the Bank of Thailand for the new 1,000 baht, which was issued on His Majesty the King of Thailand’s birthday, 28 July 2018. The front depicts His Majesty in the Royal Thai Air Force uniform, as do the other notes in the new...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The Best New Banknote Series -award went to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) for the 2018 Series. The notes themselves are being issued by the three note issuing banks (NBIs) in Hong Kong (Standard Chartered, Bank of China and HSBC), with enhanced security...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 4, 2020
The central bank of Vietnam, the State Bank of Vietnam, has also been awarded a special achievement award for the issue of a commemorative banknote printed to mark the 65th anniversary of the State Bank and the country’s banking sector. The souvenir banknotes were...
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