Central Bank not aware of counterfeit polymer banknotes

Best New Series at Reconnaissance International’s Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards, which took place during the 2023 High Security Printing Latin America conference in Nassau, The Bahamas. The new notes are the first generation of Barbadian banknotes printed on polymer, a plastic substrate that, in addition to being more durable, allows banknote manufacturers to include stronger and more intuitive security features such as transparent windows. The Central Bank says that such features make the notes harder to duplicate but easier to authenticate. (PR/MM)]]>