Responding to a need in the market
SAFEGUARD® was launched in response to central bank demand and first issued in 2013. It became De La Rue’s fastest growing product and is already issued on over 100 notes.
Several central banks have said they moved to polymer because it is cleaner, greener, more durable and more secure than paper banknotes. De La Rue is the only provider of polymer substrate who also manufactures finished banknotes, combining substrate and print design for exceptional product integration.
Protecting your banknotes with cutting-edge security features
Our range of unique security features are designed to protect against counterfeiting and promote longevity and sustainability. We strive for innovation, remaining at the forefront of banknote security and sustainability.
Comprehensive support and training
We’re committed to empowering our clients with training courses, seminars and support services that cover a range of knowledge bases from public education to currency demand forecasting.
Our currency support services aim to leverage our domain expertise in the currency sector beyond designing and printing for our customers. As a market leader in currency creation, we want to use our industry knowledge to benefit central banks and state print works and set them up to succeed. Whether that’s through consulting on new banknote launches, analysing the cash cycle and forecasting demand, promoting counterfeit awareness or in the overall improvement of currency management.
Data-driven insights to put you in control of your cash cycle
Join other central banks in using this multi-award winning service to make evidence-based decisions for a better-managed, more efficient and more cost-effective cash cycle.
Proven in practice
These case studies highlight how our solutions have helped customers overcome challenges, enhance performance, and deliver lasting value.
De La Rue's security features
IGNITE®
Colour changing security thread – IGNITE® embodies state of the art combinational technology used to create a wide palette colour change that is precisely coupled with striking movement effects.
KINETIC STARCHROME®
Designed for personalisation - Highly secure colour-shifting and holographic materials are precisely crafted into interlinked imagery that enhances the theme of the banknote and increases public engagement.
PUREIMAGE™
The next generation of holographic threads – With novel movement and pulsing effects not usually associated with holograms, PUREIMAGE™ provides striking effects from every angle.
Optical Microstructures
The ultimate in image and effects personalisation - The popularity of holographic patches and stripes on banknotes continues to grow, enhancing the thread on paper notes and the window on polymer notes.
Enhanced GEMINI™
UV features for validation - GEMINI™ is a distinctive and versatile print feature that reveals itself under ultra-violet light. The hidden image appears as two colours when illuminated with UV and is intricately linked to the image or pattern work of the visible print.
ASSURE™
Level 3 machine-readable attributes represent the pinnacle of security for banknotes. ASSURE™ brings embedded level 3 security to polymer banknotes. Embedding the security within our substrate, makes it far more durable than alternative surface (print) applied level 3 features.
58% of commercially printed banknotes have been designed by De La Rue since 2020
300 Combined years’ experience of De La Rue's design team
Over 100 banknotes issued on polymer substrate
Leading the industry on environmental sustainability
De La Rue specialise in currency solutions and that are reliable, adaptable, and rapid to implement to protect revenue and reputations.
