Changelog & Announcements

New countries this month:

• Iceland - 2012 to 2025
• USA - banknotes only - 2005 to 2025
• Eurosystem - banknotes only - 2002 to 2025, no economic indicators
• Australia - banknotes only - 1988 to 2025
• Canada - banknotes only - 1977 to 2025
• Egypt - banknotes only- 2011-2022
• Mexico - 1993 to 2025
• Thailand - banknotes only - 2005 to 2025
• Turkey - banknotes only - 2013 to 2025
• Albania - banknotes only - 2009 to 2024
• Ukraine - 1997 to 2026
• Colombia - 2000 to 2025
• Israel - 2001 to 2026
• Hong Kong - banknotes only - 2012 to 2024
• Singapore - 2012 to 2024
• South Korea - 1991 to 2024

Keep refering to this announcement as we update it as soon as a new country is added to DataVault Cash.

The Cash module has been updated with several improvements:

• Data tables — view the underlying figures for both circulation trends and denomination breakdowns directly on the dashboard, in sync with your selected year range
• Excel export — download trend and denomination data as formatted spreadsheets (Full Export access)
• Improved charts — denomination series are now colour-coded by value tier (low / mid / high) and you can isolate any series by hovering its legend label
• Access control — Cash data is now part of the standard subscription, with guest preview available for your tier's free countries
• Copy chart image - Use the copy icon  top right of any chart to capture it as a PNG image to your clipboard.
• Series Analysis page lets you freely combine any mix of data series for a single country on one indexed chart — banknote totals, individual denomination volumes or values, coin totals, and economic indicators all together. 

• Bangladesh 5: Redesign
• Belarus 200: Upgrade
• Denmark 50: Upgrade
• Guatemala 100: Redesign
• Kazakhstan 20,000 (2021, 2026): Redesign, New Series
• Paraguay 100,000, 10,000: Upgrade
• Qatar 5, 10: Upgrade
• Saudi Arabia 200 commemorative: Redesign
• Scotland 20 commemorative: Redesign

• Guinea 1000: Upgrade
• Fiji 50 commemorative (2020): Redesign

New countries this month:

• Cayman Islands - 2016 to 2025
• New Zealand - banknotes only 1958 to 2026
• Norway - 2016 to 2025
• Saudi Arabia - 2017 to 2025
• Switzeralnd - banknotes only 1979 to 2025
• All 20 Euro Countries - banknotes only
• The other 7 EU Countries - banknotes and coins
• Argentina - 1992 to 2026

Keep refering to this announcement as we update it as soon as a new country is added to DataVault Cash.

Banknotes by Supplier A new browsing page lets you explore the banknote catalog through the lens of the supply chain. Filter and sort by role — Designers, Printers, Substrate Suppliers, and Security Feature Suppliers — to see which companies are behind each series. Whether you're tracking a printer's portfolio or a substrate supplier's reach, this view brings the production side of banknote issuance into focus.

Geography: Banknotes vs. Coins The Geography section now includes a comparison tool that lets you place countries side by side and compare their catalog depth — either by banknote count or coin count. A useful starting point for benchmarking issuance breadth across regions or spotting gaps in coverage.

Coin Detail: Minting Authority / Supplier Coin profiles now carry a dedicated Minting Authority / Supplier field, distinguishing who physically produces the coin from the authority that issues it. For most sovereign coins the two are the same, but where a central bank contracts production to a commercial mint or foreign facility, this field makes that relationship explicit. We're actively populating this data — expect coverage to grow over the coming weeks.

• Canada 10 (2017), 20 (2015): Redesign
• Cambodia 5,000 (2017), 10,000 (2015), 100,000 (2013): Redesign 
• Burundi 10,000 commemorative: Redesign
• Zimbabwe 10, 20, 50: New Series
• Azerbaijan 100: Upgrade
• Cuba 2000: New denomination
• Russia 100 (2018): Redesign
• Russia 5,000 (2023): Redesign
• Ghana 5 (2017): Redesign
• Poland 20 (2015): Redesign
• Poland 20 (2022): Redesign
• Ukraine 200: Upgrade

We've overhauled how substrates are catalogued and browsed:

• Accurate multi-brand notes. Banknotes that combine two substrate brands (for example UK polymer series carrying both Guardian and Safeguard layers) are now recorded as two distinct brands rather than a single combined label.
• Any / All toggle on filters. The Substrate Brand and Substrate Treatment filters on the banknote list now behave like the Design Change filter — pick multiple values and switch between matching any of them (union) or all of them (intersection).
• Cleaner "Browse by Substrate" page. Each row is now a specific substrate composition (type + brand(s) + treatment(s)), matching the layout of the Security Features page. Click a brand name to open the linked technology.

DV Directory — free access

A new Currency & Technology Supplier Directory is now live in DataVault, listing more than 540 organisations across the industry — from substrate, ink and feature suppliers to printers, mints, CIT operators, CashTech vendors and associations. Filter by region, country or category, with direct links to each company's website. Free to use, no subscription required.

Is your company missing or needs updating? You can now submit a new listing or request changes to an existing one directly from the directory — free of charge. All submissions are reviewed by our team before going live.

DV Cash — prototype now available

An early prototype of DV Cash is now live, tracking banknote and coin circulation trends by country. Country coverage is being expanded on an ongoing basis, with data drawn from central bank and World Bank sources covering value and volume in circulation, denomination breakdowns and key economic indicators. The prototype is free to use — if you find it useful, please let us know, as your feedback will help shape its future direction.

Banknote Supplier Roles

We are progressively enriching banknote records with supplier information, identifying the companies involved in each denomination as Designer, Printer, Substrate Supplier or Feature Supplier. Where available, each company's detail page now shows a Banknote Involvement card linking directly to the banknotes they are associated with. This is an ongoing data effort — coverage will grow steadily over the coming months.

Banknote Awards

Banknotes can now be linked to awards from industry conferences such as HSP EMEA, HSP Latin America, and HSP Asia. Awards are organised by body, category (e.g., Best New Banknote, Best New Commemorative Banknote), and year. A new By Awards page lets you browse award-winning banknotes with cascading filters and export. Award-winning banknotes are highlighted with a trophy icon in the banknote list and visual profile views, and awards are displayed on the banknote detail page.

Visual Profile Enhancements

Banknotes now include theme and colour data. The Visual Profile page displays these alongside orientation and images, with dedicated filters including Any/All matching. Colours are automatically assigned from banknote images using dominant colour analysis.

Latest banknotes added to DataVault

• Brunei 50 (2017): Redesign
• Brunei 1, 5, 10, 100, and 500: New Series
• Hong Kong 10 (2007): Substrate change
• Iran 10,000,000: New denomination
• Oman 1: Commemorative – circulating
• Poland 19 (2019): Commemorative – numismatic
• Singapore 20 (2019): Commemorative – circulating
• Turkmenistan 1, 5, and 10: Substrate change

Latest banknotes added to DataVault

• Bangladesh 10: New Series
• Botswana 50: Commemorative – circulating
• Comoros 5000 and 10000: Upgrades
• Czechia 100: Commemorative – numismatic
• Honduras 200: Commemorative – circulating
• Iran 5000000 Cheque: New Denomination
• Kazakhstan 500: New Series
• Morocco 100: Commemorative – circulating
• Papua New Guinea 100: Redesign
• Peru 200: Upgrade