A banknote and a method of producing banknotes and a print press for producing a plurality of banknotes

Abstract

A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type printed onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. Also, a method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer.

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         84 . A method of producing a plurality of banknotes including: providing a substrate, in the form of a web, to a print press including a plurality of print units of the same print process type, wherein the web will pass through each of the plurality of print units, and at least part of the web is printed in a print run; printing a print layer on to the substrate at each of the plurality of print units, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. 
     
     
         85 . A method as claimed in  claim 84 , wherein the tactile layer is a paper-feel layer printed on the substrate which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote. 
     
     
         86 . A method as claimed in  claim 85 , wherein the tactile layer is a transparent or translucent paper-feel layer. 
     
     
         87 . A method as claimed in  claim 85 , wherein the paper-feel layer includes an ink having tactile particles. 
     
     
         88 . A method as claimed in  claim 87 , wherein the paper-feel layer is applied at a first thickness in first regions and a second thickness in second regions, the second regions providing enhanced tactility. 
     
     
         89 . A method as claimed in  claim 87 , wherein the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles. 
     
     
         90 . A method as claimed in  claim 84 , wherein the indicia layer, or a further indicia layer, includes a design element and the tactile layer is an enhanced tactility layer, or includes regions of enhanced tactility, which is substantially transparent or translucent and has at least a first enhanced tactility area overlapping/overlying the design element, such that the design element appears to have tactility due to the first enhanced tactility area, the design element and the first enhanced tactility area together forming a security feature. 
     
     
         91 . A method as claimed in  claim 90 , wherein the first enhanced tactility area has extremities substantially no greater than the extremities of the design element. 
     
     
         92 . A method as claimed in  claim 90 , wherein the enhanced tactility layer is applied at a first thickness in first regions and a second thickness in second regions. 
     
     
         93 . A method as claimed in  claim 84 , wherein one of the print layers is a design layer having a print depth of 5 microns or less and one of the other print layers is a tactile layer, having tactile particles, printed over the design layer, the tactile layer giving apparent tactility to the design layer. 
     
     
         94 . A banknote produced by the method of  claim 84 . 
     
     
         95 . A banknote comprising a substrate and a plurality of print layers printed by the same print process type onto the substrate, wherein at least one of the print layers is an indicia layer and at least one of the print layers is a tactile layer. 
     
     
         96 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 95 , wherein the tactile layer is a paper-feel layer printed on the substrate which provides a feel, substantially similar to that of a paper banknote. 
     
     
         97 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 96 , wherein the tactile layer is a transparent or translucent paper-feel layer. 
     
     
         98 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 96 , wherein the paper-feel layer includes an ink having tactile particles. 
     
     
         99 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 98 , wherein the paper-feel layer has a first thickness in first regions and a second thickness in second regions, the second regions providing enhanced tactility. 
     
     
         100 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 98 , wherein the paper-feel layer includes conductive particles. 
     
     
         101 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 95 , wherein the indicia layer, or a further indicia layer, includes a design element and the tactile layer is an enhanced tactility layer, or includes regions of enhanced tactility, which is substantially transparent or translucent and has at least a first enhanced tactility area overlapping/overlying the design element, such that the design element appears to have tactility due to the first enhanced tactility area, the design element and the first enhanced tactility area together forming a security feature. 
     
     
         102 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 101 , wherein the first enhanced tactility area has extremities substantially no greater than the extremities of the design element. 
     
     
         103 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 101 , wherein the enhanced tactility layer is applied at a first thickness in first regions and a second thickness in second regions. 
     
     
         104 . A banknote as claimed in  claim 95 , wherein one of the print layers is a design layer having a print depth of 5 microns or less and one of the other print layers is a tactile layer, having tactile particles, printed over the design layer, the tactile layer giving apparent tactility to the design layer.