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Banknotes are in many ways the silent ambassadors of every nation.

With just a glance, they can evoke a nation's pride in its achievements, help to impart its culture, relate its national heritage and promote a country's vision for the future. It is for all these reasons that the design and presentation of banknotes is so important.

Design possibilities of polymer banknotes

Polymer banknotes provide an outstanding opportunity to present a bold and dynamic new face to the world. Significantly, it enables issuers to introduce the benefits of advanced banknote technology for the new millennium.

Inspired by a national event or momentous occasion, polymer banknotes are effective for the following reasons:

• Leading-edge polymer technology represents progress through commitment to creativity, leadership and vision.
• The overall uniqueness and attractiveness of the notes makes them popular with the public.
• The concepts of cleanliness, environmental responsibility and recyclability can be promoted.

Care is taken to meet every issuer's individual needs. Polymer banknotes can either reflect an existing paper banknote design or present a completely new design. NPA can create designs in-house or the talents of your designers can be combined with our designers to create the design.

All the traditional printed features available on paper banknotes can be applied to polymer banknotes. What's more, all the printed features are sharper on polymer, including applied features such as Diffractive Optically Variable Devices, which can be designed by NPA. A robust, non-fibrous substrate in combination with sophisticated designs and stronger colours enable NPA to produce banknotes with aesthetic appeal and leading edge security features.

NPA provides the full range of design services from customised concepts to final artwork.

Polymer notes can enhance paper note designs.

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