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 the specialist intelligence platform for the global currency industry — bringing together detailed technical data on banknotes, circulating coins, and cash in circulation from every currency-issuing authority worldwide.
Across four modules, DataVault gives you the structured, searchable data you need: the security architecture of a banknote series, the material composition of a coin denomination, how physical cash volumes are evolving across economies over time, and a comprehensive directory of the companies that design, produce, and supply the currency industry — available free of charge to all users. Every data point is normalised for comparison — across countries, regions, or the entire world — and updated regularly as new currency enters circulation and new figures are published.
Built and maintained by Reconnaissance International, DataVault draws on 30 years of expertise in the currency and security printing industry to deliver depth and accuracy that generic financial databases cannot match.
Who Is It For?
DataVault serves professionals across the full currency lifecycle — from design and production through to issuance and analysis:
Benchmark security specifications against global peers, monitor denomination structures, and track how physical cash issuance is evolving in comparable economies.
Understand the global adoption of technologies, substrates, and feature combinations — and see exactly which companies supply them through the integrated Supplier Directory.
Search and compare coin dimensions, weights, alloy compositions, and edge treatments across every issuer worldwide to inform tender responses and production planning.
Work from a single authoritative source for cross-country analysis — structured data, consistent taxonomy, and export-ready results that replace hours of manual research.
Explore cash in circulation trends alongside economic indicators — GDP, inflation, and population data — to understand the evolving role of physical currency in any economy.
Reference current, superseded, and obsolete denomination details — including security features — to support authentication, training, and compliance work.
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
- Design themes across 11 categories — how countries tell their stories through currency
- Dominant colour analysis per denomination
- Industry awards tracking (HSP, IACA and more)
- Technology supplier linkage — which companies supply which security features
- 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
- Circulation status tracking — current, superseded, and obsolete denominations
- 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.
DataVault Cash
Track trends in banknote and coin circulation by country — value, volume, and denomination breakdown over time.
What you'll find
- Cash in circulation by value and volume with year-over-year growth analysis
- Denomination-level breakdown — track how each note and coin contributes to total circulation
- Multi-country comparison with indexed growth curves and compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
- Economic context — GDP, inflation (CPI), population, ATM density, and bank branch data from the World Bank
- Interactive visualisations with exportable trend and denomination data
- Growing country coverage across all major currency-issuing authorities
How it helps
Understand the evolving role of physical cash in any economy — compare circulation trends across jurisdictions, correlate issuance patterns with economic indicators, and inform currency design and policy decisions with structured, time-series data. Available as a standalone module or bundled with your existing Banknotes and/or Coins subscription.
Supplier Directory
A comprehensive directory of the companies that design, produce, and supply the currency industry worldwide.
What you'll find
- Companies categorised across 7 industry segments — from substrate producers to cash processing
- Searchable by region, country, and category with cascading filters
- Direct links between suppliers and the banknote technologies they provide
- Company profiles with contact details and specialisations
Free access — the Supplier Directory is available to all users at no cost.
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
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.
Deeper Supplier Integration
Linking security printers directly to the banknote series they produce, expanding on the existing Supplier Directory and technology supplier connections.
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.