2016 Technical Award Winners

EXCELLENCE IN CURRENCY TECHNICAL AWARDS

BEST NEW CURRENCY INNOVATION

KBA-NotaSys:

A new plate-clamping device that allows the printer to introduce new and innovative security features in the offset design. Apart from the increased security the system also brings strong economical values by reducing the set-up time and waste.

BEST NEW FEATURE OR PRODUCT

MONETARY AUTHORITY of SINGAPORE/ INNOVIA SECURITY

First circulating commemorative notes featuring substrate embedded lens-based security stripes which provide depth, a colour switching effect and movement to the design elements on the stripe.

See-through, 3D and image switching stripe featuring Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister. SG50 Logo presented in colour-switching effect, with the year alternating between ‘1965’ and ‘2015’.