Discover how true banknote resilience starts with a systems approach – substrate and print working together. Felix Ehrtmann, Product Manager at G+D Currency Technology explains why natural fiber-based banknotes, with embedded security features and print, offer deeper protection than polymer notes relying mainly on surface effects. For central banks, the key question is how many security layers can be built into the substrate versus applied on the surface.

Key Topics: 

• What makes a banknote truly resilient against today’s counterfeiting threats.
• How natural fiber-based banknotes combine embedded and printed security.
• Polymer banknotes rely almost only their protection toward what can be applied to the surface.
• How many security layers can be built into the substrate itself, and how much depends on surface-applied effects. 

Watch the video to learn more about designing banknotes to combat counterfeiting threats.