Mónica Fernandes
Head of the Quality and Counterfeit Analysis Division - Issue and Treasury Department
Banco de Portugal __ Portugal
Mónica Fernandes holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a postgraduate in Materials Engineering from the University of Lisbon and began her career as a process engineer at a fertilizer plant. She then transitioned to a position at an energy production company where she focused on implementing ISO 14001 standards and managing waste.
In 2000 she joined Banco de Portugal to monitor the quality of the euro banknotes produced for Banco de Portugal and was appointed Head of the Quality and Counterfeit Analysis Division of the Issue and Treasury Department in 2017.
The Division oversees the monitoring and acceptance of euro banknote production for Banco de Portugal, conducts quality control of banknote sorting, analyses counterfeit euro banknotes and coins, performs IBNS testing, develops training materials, and conducts studies on euro banknotes and coins.
Additionally, she represents Banco de Portugal on Eurosystem working groups focused on euro banknote production and quality.
