Global Currency Intelligence
One of the most comprehensive reference platform for banknotes and circulating coins — built for the professionals who design, produce, regulate, and secure physical currency.
What Is DataVault?
DataVault is a specialist research platform that brings together detailed technical data on banknotes and coins from every currency-issuing authority worldwide.
Whether you're benchmarking security features for a new banknote series, researching material compositions for a coin tender, or tracking global issuance trends, DataVault gives you the structured, searchable data you need — updated monthly as new currency enters circulation.
Who Is It For?
DataVault serves professionals across the currency lifecycle:
Benchmark specifications and security features against global peers.
Track adoption of technologies, substrates, and feature combinations worldwide.
Compare coin dimensions, alloys, and edge treatments across issuers.
Access a single authoritative source for cross-country analysis.
Reference current and superseded denomination details.
DataVault Banknote
A comprehensive catalog of the world's banknote denominations, with unmatched depth on overt security features.
What you'll find
- Detailed specifications — dimensions, orientation, substrate type, and year of issue
- Structured security feature matrix covering type, position, format, visual effect, brand, and machine-readability
- Substrate analysis including material, brand, treatment, and security fibers
- Window feature tracking and design change history
- High-quality imagery with front and back views
How it helps
Filter and compare across any combination of region, country, currency, substrate, or security feature — with the flexibility to build precise queries using AND/OR logic across multiple feature dimensions. Export your results for offline analysis and reporting.
DataVault Coin
An extensive database of the world's circulating coin denominations, with detailed physical and material specifications.
What you'll find
- Complete physical profiles — diameter, weight, shape, edge type, and multi-sided configurations
- Material composition breakdowns including mono-metallic, bi-metallic, and tri-metallic structures
- Alloy details per coin component for precise specification matching
- Minting year ranges and design change tracking
- Front and back imagery for visual reference
How it helps
Search and filter by geography, physical dimensions, shape, edge type, metal composition, and more. Whether you're sourcing blank specifications or surveying global coin trends, DataVault Coin puts the data at your fingertips. Export detailed breakdowns for procurement or research use.
What Sets DataVault Apart
Depth, Not Just Breadth
We don't just list denominations. DataVault captures the technical detail that matters: ten independent security feature attributes per banknote, multi-layer material composition per coin.
Structured for Comparison
Every data point is normalised and filterable. Compare across countries, regions, or the entire world in seconds.
Always Current
Our database is updated monthly to reflect new issuances, design changes, and status updates worldwide.
Built by Domain Experts
Developed by Reconnaissance International, serving the currency and security printing industry since 1995.
What's Next
DataVault V2 is the foundation — not the finish line. We're actively expanding the platform with deeper analytical capabilities and new data dimensions across both modules.
Coming to DataVault Banknote
Design Themes
Every denomination categorised by what it depicts — historical figures, fauna, architecture, landscapes, cultural heritage, national symbols, and more. Filter and compare how different countries tell their stories through currency design, across 18 thematic categories.
Printer & Supplier Intelligence
Track which security printers produce each banknote series and which suppliers provide substrates, inks, and security technologies. Map the global supply chain behind every note.
Counterfeit Reporting
Country- and denomination-level counterfeit data drawn from central bank publications and official reports. Understand where counterfeiting pressure exists and how it correlates with security feature adoption.
Across the Platform
DataVault grows with the industry it serves. As new data sources, technologies, and analytical needs emerge, so will the platform.
Get Started
See DataVault for yourself — no signup required. Guest access gives you full exploration of six countries across both modules, so you can experience the depth of data and filtering capabilities firsthand.
When you're ready for global coverage, contact us to discuss a plan that fits your needs.