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Topic: Note Printing Australia

	Polymer banknote - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Note Printing Australia (a subsidiary of the RBA) prints commemorative banknotes and banknotes for circulation and has done so for 19 countries.
		In 1967 forgeries of the Australian $10 note were found in circulation and the RBA was concerned about an increase in counterfeiting with the release of colour photocopiers that year.
		It is the only Northern Bank note currently in circulation which will not be affected by the proposed recall of all the bank's notes as a result of the 26.5 million pound raid on its Belfast headquarters on 20 December 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polymer_banknotes (1092 words)

	Note Printing Australia on the money in Nepal
		Note Printing Australia (NPA) has won a $A3 million contract to produce polymer banknotes for Nepal, Trade Minister Mark Vaile announced today.
		Note Printing Australia developed polymer technology in partnership with the CSIRO.
		The Reserve Bank of Australia first issued polymer bank notes in 1988, setting a new world standard in banknote technology.
	www.polymernotes.org /press_releases/NPL_press_npa.htm (174 words)

	Adam Keller
		All notes are to be printed by, or under the authority of, the Reserve Bank of Australia.
		Notes are distributed from Note Printing Australia throughout the country to the various Reserve Bank branches.
		Australia is the first country in the world to completely make the change from paper notes to polymer notes (Reserve Bank of Australia).
	facweb.furman.edu /~dstanford/41papers/keller.html (2620 words)

	News
		He and a number of other reporters were each allowed to purchase one note at face value from a Bank of Canada official for their stories; however, this reporter was a bank note collector, and he noticed that all but one of the notes had the prefix ANV, while one note had the prefix JHS.
		Yes, changes were made to improve the tactility and durability of the new note, both of which contribute to increasing the effectiveness of bank notes in circulation, and to making bank note authentication easier for the public and cash handlers.
		Australia uses polymer payables, and the experience Down Under shows the bills last longer, are harder to copy and cause 38-per-cent fewer jams in automated teller machines.
	www.cdnpapermoney.com /English/News.htm (1667 words)

	$5 Australian Polymer Bank Notes
		On 22nd May, 1990, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that the major design elements of the new $5 polymer would be a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on one side and a depiction of Parliament House on the other.
		Note: The paper notes, particularly the later issued $50 and $100 were higher than the depth of wallets.
		Australia is the first country to issue a NPA polymer note.
	www.polymernotes.com /australia5.html (1310 words)

	Polymer bank notes—Australia's experience
		In addition, polymer notes are cleaner than paper notes, function in machines such as ATMs and note counting equipment better, and at the end of their day the waste can be recycled.
		While counterfeiting in Australia is a relatively small problem by the standards of some countries, the increasing potential for counterfeiting of paper notes to become a major problem was an important reason why we turned to polymer for our new series of notes.
		It is still a little early to be conclusive as, during the introduction of polymer notes, we had an upsurge in counterfeiting of most of the old series paper notes prior to their replacement.
	www.polymernotes.org /resources/coventry6.htm (2339 words)

	Bulletin - Polymer banknotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Counterfeiting was one of the main motivations behind Australia’s move to polymer – or plastic – banknotes.
		The first plastic note was a commemorative $10 issue for the Bicentennial; by 1996, paper notes had virtually disappeared from circulation.
		Australia’s banknotes, and those made for countries as diverse as Romania, Mexico and Thailand, are produced by a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank called Note Printing Australia, of Craigieburn, just north of Melbourne.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/site/articleIDs/E7620D6037839021CA256F17000EE789 (277 words)

	Plastic Money
		Australia's plastic money is made of a non-porous polymer with a specially developed protective coating so the notes stay cleaner and don't absorb moisture.
		Australia was the first country to have all polymer banknotes, but the rest of the world is starting to follow our lead.
		Note Printing Australia has produced banknotes for Thailand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Kuwait, Western Samoa, Singapore, Brunei, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
	www.questacon.edu.au /html/plastic_banknotes.html (430 words)

	RBA: Who Makes Australia's Notes?
		Australia's currency notes are printed by Note Printing Australia Limited (a separately incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia).
		Note Printing Australia Limited was originally established under charter from the Bank's Board as a separate business enterprise within the Reserve Bank, with its own Board of Directors; since 1 July 1998, it has been a subsidiary of the Bank.
		Note Printing Australia Limited is located at Craigieburn, 25 kilometres north of Melbourne.
	www.rba.gov.au /CurrencyNotes/CurrencyNoteProduction/who.html (279 words)

	: Award AW790759 The Note Printing Australia Award 2000
		Please note that this consolidated award is prepared by the Australian Industrial Registry, and is believed to be accurate but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given and no liability is accepted for errors or omissions or loss or damage suffered as a result of a person acting in reliance thereon.
		This award shall be known as The Note Printing Australia Award 2000.
		14.4.2 Note Printing Australia and an accredited assessor from a panel agreed by the parties to the award and the employee.
	www.wagenet.gov.au /WageNet/Search/View.asp?docid=181018&query=&quickview=Y&page=whole (5912 words)

	Hannover 1999 - Catalogue - Projects
		Polymer based banknotes have entirely replaced their paper equivalents since they were introduced into Australia in 1988, when they were the world's first non-fibrous currency.
		Australia is the world leader in polymer banknote technology, thanks to pioneering work done by CSIRO.
		Most recently NPA was awarded the contract to produce all of New Zealand's bank notes on polymer substrate.
	www.csiro.au /hannover/1999/catalog/chem/banknote.html (248 words)

	Nation page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Note Printing Australia, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of Australia, printed the K100 while a Canadian company minted the K1.
		He said the notes were recently shipped to Papua New Guinea and they would be issued to the commercial banks by BPNG today.
		BPNG Governor Wilson Kamit said at the launching that the K100 was made of polymer banknote and not paper note and the K1 was redesigned to have it smaller but all its other features like the hole in the middle and the art design remained the same.
	www.thenational.com.pg /1121/nation2.htm (431 words)

	Australia Now - The Australian Currency
		Australia was the first country in the world to have a complete system of bank notes based on plastic (polymer).
		The innovative technology by which the notes are produced, developed entirely in Australia, offers artists brilliant scope for the creation of images that reflect the histories and natural environments of their countries.
		Australia’s currency consists of coins of five, 10, 20 and 50 cent and one and two dollar denomination; and notes of five, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar denomination.
	www.dfat.gov.au /facts/currency.html (922 words)

	StampPrinters.info: Printers - Australia
		They were acquired by CPE Australia in January 1989 and gradually got more contracts, printing many issues of a water-based gum nature, initially printing under the CPE name.
		This very rare "essay" was used to test the digital printing machinery prior to the production of the gold medallist's sheetlets which were issued the day after the gold medallists won their medals.
		The interleaf paper was printed fl prior to use because the stamp image was printed not only on the stamp paper, but also on the interleaf sheet.
	www.stampprinters.info /SPI_Country_Australia.htm (2354 words)

	Currency row
		Although the Canadian firm was among the six that had been approached by CBK last year to make presentations to the bank’s directors and senior management on "up-to-date information on the latest and best of practices available in the banknote industry," the company was surprisingly excluded from the final shortlist.
		It has a printing experience of 93 years and polymer is their substrate of choice.
		Set up in 1913 as a reserve bank of Australia, it prints polymer banknotes only since it is the exclusive producer of the substrate.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=13650 (788 words)

	The Paper Money Collecting FAQ
		Notes from 1963 onward were collected in large quantities and the supply of most notes is not going to be limited anytime soon.
		Specimen notes are printed for banks and law enforcement as a reference to identify notes.
		The note has been widely used in advertising and for several years was used on the boxes that one firm shipped blank checks in to their customers.
	home.comcast.net /~b.giese/pfaq.html (8770 words)

	Category:Government of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This category focuses on the work of national and local governments in Australia.
		For other aspects of the political process in Australia see category:Politics of Australia.
		The main article for this category is Government of Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Government_of_Australia (135 words)

	The burning of money
		However, as international minting houses battle for this multi-billion shilling note printing contract, we take you behind-the-scenes to see what really happens in the vaults of the Central Bank of Kenya and what this fuss is all about.
		Around 2.1 billion pieces of bank notes will be introduced into the economy during that period and the old notes will be destroyed and replaced with new ones.
		The tender document for the design, manufacture, printing and supply of New Generation Banknotes for the Central Bank of Kenya was presented to the 15th meeting of the Central Bank of Kenya Tender Committee that was held on December 14, 2004.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=18925 (2264 words)

	Greenhouse Challenge Plus - Company Profiles - Noteprinting Australia
		Note Printing Australia is a global producer of currency and security products.
		Note Printing Australia Management said the company benefited from having a student focus on a particular area of production.
		Note Printing Australia is committed to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and is considering implementing the study's recommendations.
	www.greenhouse.gov.au /challenge/members/noteprinting.html (349 words)

	UNI : AMWU, Australia: Printing workers oppose unsafe work practices
		On August 6, 170 workers at Note Printing Australia in Craigieburn, near Melbourne, struck for two days.
		Note Printing Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia and prints polymer banknotes.
		Note Printing Australia and the union are continuing negotiations.
	www.union-network.org /unigraphical.nsf/3b4b104fd64fd48ac12569380038f477/94164b0683cd4690c1256d8600267b39 (132 words)

	Overview, World Banknote Collection
		It was not until 1988 when Note Printing Australia (NPA) successfully developed the world's first polymer plastic banknote with the release of Australia 10 Dollar note, commemorating the Bicentennial of British Settlement.
		Contemporary counterfeits were usually printed from unauthorized plates and meant to pass as genuine legal tenders.
		Replicas were often printed on parchment paper to look antique, and have printed copies of the original signatures, serial numbers and dates.
	www.tomchao.com /overview.html (975 words)

	: Agreements AG804617 Note Printing Australia Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, 2000
		This Agreement shall apply to all employees at the establishment of Note Printing Australia who are bound by the terms of the Note Printing Australia Award 2000.
		The Reserve Bank of Australia has reduced its annual requirement for banknotes over the next few years, because it has far greater stock holdings of new banknotes than is necessary for the normal annual replacement of used notes.
		Where staff are off work at NPA's request, and are then called in to attend work, they will receive the same compensation as exists under the Award for staff recalled from annual leave.
	www.wagenet.gov.au /WageNet/Search/View.asp?doccode=AG804617&doctype=AG&quickview=Y (2767 words)

	Financial Dictionary — Meaning for Reserve Bank of Australia
		The bank was created by an act of parliament in 1911 as the Commonwealth bank of Australia, and was renamed and reconstituted as the Reserve bank of Australia in 1959.
		As central bank, it does not compete with the commercial banks; its duties are overseeing the activities of Australia's financial markets, with particular responsibilities for, and controls over, the banking system.
		Through Note Printing Australia, the Reserve bank prints and distributes paper currency in Australia.
	www.anz.com /edna/dictionary.asp?action=content&content=reserve_bank_of_australia (431 words)

	AUSTRALIA
		Note Printing Australia produced it's first Polymer plastic note for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.
		The technique was modified with additional layers of bonding which held the printing.
		Note Printing Australia have also produced Commemorative and Regular polymer notes for Brunei, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and now New Zealand.
	rodsell.com /plastics/aust.htm (183 words)

	Making money from plastic (Feature Article) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		CSIRO and Note Printing Australia, a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia, began work in the 1980s to improve the security and durability of Australia's currency.
		Polymer notes are durable lasting four to five times longer than their paper predecessors.
		Australia was the first country to use polymer banknotes for all denominations, followed by New Zealand
	www.csiro.au /csiro/content/standard/ps4e,,.html (301 words)

	Paper Money Collecting FAQ 4.8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Note Printing Australia has developed the technology for creating plastic "paper money".
		Most of the notes are smooth clear plastic with intense and high resolution coloring.
		Lots of people don't like plastic notes because of they can be difficult to handle.
	www.limunltd.com /numismatica/paper-money-faq/paper-money-faq-4.08.html (136 words)

	Banknotes.com - Bank Note Printers and Coin Mints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		prints banknotes and securities, and supplies security paper and banknote processing equipment, as well as complete identification systems and cards and card systems for electronic payment and telecommunications.
		Papierfabrik Louisenthal also supplies banknote and security paper to central banks in more than 80 countries and to many printing works of central banks and security printers all over the world.
		of their names which identify printers on bank notes they printed.
	www.banknotes.com /printers.htm (514 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - Plastic cash gets no credit in Sri Lanka
		Central Bank officials said the first polymer note in the denomination of 200 rupees (1.93 dollars) to commemorate the country’s independence golden jubilee in February 1998 was aimed at testing public acceptance and wear of the new bill.
		Polymer notes in circulation peaked to a face value of 2.3 billion rupees in March 2001 but the figure dropped significantly to 998 million by December 2003, official figures show.
		Polymer notes were believed to be more environmentally friendly as they could be recycled into plastic pellets and used in the manufacture of garden tools and garbage bins.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2004/August/todaysfeatures_August2.xml§ion=todaysfeatures (662 words)

	Economy News [The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)]
		The process of printing polymer notes of rupee ten denominations will take place by the end of October this year.
		The NRB will make the rupee ten-polymer note as the smallest note as it plans to gradually phase out paper notes, which are less durable and smarter looking than the existing paper notes.
		Governor Rawal said that the company is entrusted with the responsibility of printing rupee-ten denomination polymer notes after it was selected through global tender for the same.
	www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/may/may25/economy.htm (2117 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Money (moni) K5 Notes
		The banknote retains the features of the existing K5 note but has an overprint of the National Flag appearing in a silver filigree foil on the front right hand side of the note beside the signature of the Secretary, Department of Finance and Treasury.
		The note is printed on paper and has a special number printed on the front of the note in red below the national crest with the prefix PNGCSJ 1942000 which denotes "Papua New Guinea Silver Jubilee 19 April 2000"
		The note is printed by Note Printing Australia Limited
	www.michie.net /pnginfo/monik5.html (169 words)

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