The Concept Behind ‘Concept’ Notes
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Concept notes, house notes, specimen notes… different names for the same product, namely notes produced by banknote printers and substrate and feature suppliers as marketing tools to promote their design and technical capabilities, to introduce their latest features and/or to celebrate special events, anniversaries and other milestones.
From the simple to the sophisticated, house or concept notes are genuine works of art that are eagerly collected by members of the banknote community, more often than not at conferences, and in some cases by the wider community of notaphilists (those who study and collect paper money).
In this second edition, we include examples from Banco de México, Casa de Moneda Chile, Crane Currency, Landqart, Louisenthal, Komori, KURZ, Oberthur Fiduciaire, Orell Füssli, PWPW and SICPA.
We review the features, the technologies, production processes and partnerships that have generated these notes. But we also look at the design rationale that underpin each. They all tell a story, and it is these stories that make these notes truly come to life.
We would like to thank them for sharing with us their work, and urge you to contact them to find out more, and obtain your very own samples.
Astrid Mitchell
Editor, Currency News
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