Oct-24-2024
Nigeria – Old notes may become worthless at the end of the year.
During the 2023 currency crisis the Nigerian Supreme Court ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to continue accepting the first...
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Oct-5-2024
Oman – Redeemable notes omitted in the 101st Edition of the MRI Bankers’ Guide to Foreign Currency™.
Due to a production error some banknotes which are redeemable until the end of the year were omitted in the...
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Sep-28-2024
Libya – Validity of 50 dinars banknotes extended until end 2024
The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday 27 September 2024 that it has extended the validity of the 50 dinars...
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Sep-27-2024
BELIZE – Advance information on new family of banknotes.
The Central Bank of Belize informed yesterday 26 September 2024 that it has chosen the persons to be honored in...
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Sep-26-2024
Israel – Bank Israel doesn’t see reasons to withdraw the notes of 200 new shekalim.
Bank Israel has issued a statement in which it declares that “The Governor of Bank of Israel does not intend...
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Sep-23-2024
Singapore – Online currency declaration now available to travelers.
Travelers to Singapore can now declare their cash online starting 72 hours before arrival. Declaration on arrival is still accepted....
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Sep-23-2024
Israel – The government wants to withdraw the notes of 200 new shekalim.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced that the government wishes to withdraw from circulation the banknotes of 200 shekels (ILS200.3.) The...
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Sep-23-2024
Rwanda – New banknotes.
The National Bank of Rwanda issued on 3 September 2024 new banknotes of 2,000 francs (RWF2,000.3) and 5,000 francs (RWF5,000.8)....
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Sep-23-2024
Tanzania – Bank of Tanzania denies rumors about a new note of 10,000 Shillings.
Bank of Tanzania has today 23 September 2023 denied rumors about a new banknote of 10,000 shillings with the portrait...
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Sep-11-2024
United States of America – Certain commercial banks do not accept unfit dollar banknotes.
Certain American banks have instructed their tellers to refuse dollar notes that are being rejected by their counting machines. While...
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Sep-6-2024
Denmark – Details of new family of notes revealed.
Danmarks National Bank disclosed today details of the motifs of the new banknotes to be issued from 2028. The front...
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Sep-3-2024
Seychelles – Problems with Cash Declaration by visitors.
We have received information about problems in the process of Cash Declaration by travelers arriving to Seychelles with currency amounts...
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Aug-30-2024
Rwanda – New banknotes.
The National Bank of Rwanda presented today new banknotes of 2,000 francs (RWF2,000.3) and 5,000 francs...
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Aug-30-2024
MRI BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ 101st Edition Just released!
The 101st II-2024 Edition of the MRI BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ has just been released. Your most complete...
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Aug-22-2024
Pakistan – State Bank of Pakistan is considering polymer for its new banknotes.
Jameel Ahmed, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, declared yesterday after a meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on...
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Aug-21-2024
Morocco – New banknote of 20 dirhams.
On the occasion of the Day of the Youth, Bank Al-Maghrib introduced today 21 August 2024 its new banknote of...
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Aug-21-2024
EGYPT – Ministry of Finance plans to issue a note of 2 pounds.
The Ministry of Finance plans to issue new notes of 2 Egyptian pounds (EGP2.1), subject to the approval of the...
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Aug-20-2024
Somalia – Upper House debates reviving Somali currency and printing new banknotes.
Yesterday, 19 August 2024, Somalia’s Upper House debated reviving the Somali shilling and printing new notes. Currently most transaction are...
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Aug-8-2024
Kenya – Improved banknotes.
The Central Bank of Kenya has announced this week that it will refresh its current banknotes with advanced security features....
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Jul-3-2024
Uganda – Improved substrate for small denominations.
According to unconfirmed reports the banknotes of 1,000 shillings (UGX1,000.4B) and 2,000 shillings (UGX2,000.1B) dated 2024 were printed on coated...
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Jun-20-2024
Zimbabwe – New ISO 4217 code.
The Secretariat of the Maintenance Agency for ISO 4217 announced today that the new code for the Zimbabwean ZiG will...
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Jun-16-2024
South Sudan – Image available for the new banknote of 1,000 South Sudan banknotes.
This is the image of the new banknote of 1,000 South Sudan Pounds (SSP1,000.2) as published by No.1 Citizen newspaper....
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Jun-15-2024
Mozambique – New family of banknotes unveiled.
Rogélio Lucas Zandamela, Governor of Banco de Moçambique, announced today 15 June 2024, that tomorrow it will release...
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Jun-14-2024
South Sudan – Currency name change.
The Central Bank of South Sudan informed yesterday 13 June 2024 that it will issue a new banknote of 1,000...
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May-30-2024
Mozambique – New family of notes in June.
Rogério Zandamela, Governor of Banco de Moçambique, announced on 17 May 2024 that a new family of notes...
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May-14-2024
Swaziland – New 50 emalangeni banknote commemorates Central Bank 50 years.
King Mswati III launched on May 10 a new banknote of 50 emalangeni (SZL50.5) to commemorate the 50...
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Apr-30-2024
Zimbabwe – New banknotes entered circulation today.
Local banks have started dispensing the new “ZiG” banknotes. There is a weekly cash withdrawal limit of 3,000...
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Apr-20-2024
Libya – Withdrawal of 50 dinar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed reports the Central Bank of Libya announced today the withdrawal from circulation of both varieties of 50...
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Apr-9-2024
Zimbabwe – Old Zimbabwean banknotes became practically worthless.
Zimbabwean banknotes of the current series expressed in dollars have become practically worthless. In the Harare suburb of Kambuzuma, children...
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Apr-7-2024
Zimbabwe – New details on the new monetary unit, the ZiG.
Dr. John Mushayavanhu, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, offered yesterday additional details about the currency change from Zimbabwean...
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Apr-5-2024
Zimbabwe – New currency, new banknotes.
John Mushayavanhu, Governor of the Reserve...
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Mar-24-2024
Tunisia – New currency limits for travelers.
The import or export of foreign currencies in amounts of or exceeding the equivalent of TND20,000 is subject to declaration...
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Mar-3-2024
Angola – Limits on foreign currency in or out of the country modified.
These are the new currency rules for travelers arriving or leaving Angola. Angolan and foreign residents 18 or older must...
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Mar-3-2024
Algeria – New currency declaration limits increased.
Since July 2023 foreign non-resident visitors are required to declare on arrival or departure amounts over EUR5,000 or its equivalent...
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Feb-26-2024
ECOWAS – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger may leave ECOWAS.
The regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are considering leaving the Economic Community of West African States, and to...
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Jan-10-2024
Morocco – Imminent release of new 200 dirhams banknote. Additional details.
Many newspapers in Morocco published today details of the banknote of 200 dirhams of the new family (MAD200.4). In the...
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Jan-10-2024
Morocco – Imminent release of new 200 dirhams banknote.
It seems that the presentation of the banknote of 200 dirhams of the new family (MAD200.4) is imminent. Courtesy: Gaurav...
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Dec-14-2023
Sierra Leone – Conclusion of currency transition.
After several extensions, the legal tender status of old banknotes will cease on 31 December 2023. From 1 January until...
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Dec-5-2023
Morocco – Berbers complain about absence of Amazigh language on new banknotes and coins.
Groups defending the Amazigh, the language of Berbers, complained about the “total absence” of Tifinagh, the Amazigh alphabet, in the...
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Nov-25-2023
Morocco: Details of the new family of banknotes.
According to the decree authorizing Bank Al-Maghrib to issue the banknotes of the new family, these are their details:. 20...
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Nov-25-2023
Morocco: New banknote of 100 dirhams, part of a new family.
Bank Al-Maghrib has issued yesterday 24 November a new banknote of 100 dirhams (MAD100.6), as part of a new family...
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Nov-3-2023
Morocco: New banknote of 100 dirhams.
A YouTube posting by Mounim Abdel shows a new banknote of 100 dirhams (MAD100.6). Source: Mounim Abdel in YouTube.
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Nov-2-2023
Nigeria – No plans to redenominate the naira.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued on 31 October 2023 a Press Release to deny rumors that were circulating...
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Nov-2-2023
Nigeria – Old notes will continue to circulate. Demonetization reversed.
According to multiple press reports the Central Bank of Nigeria has decided yesterday 1 November 2023 that the previously withdrawn...
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Oct-11-2023
Somaliland: Opposition to the contract De La Rue signed for the printing of new banknotes.
In August of 2018 it was reported that Banka Somaliland was planning to migrate to the use of polymer for...
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Oct-4-2023
Liberia – Pre-2021 banknotes will cease to be legal tender.
All Liberian banknotes dated before 2021 will cease to be legal tender on 31 March 2024, and will be redeemable...
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Sep-22-2023
Somalia – New banknotes?
These well circulated banknotes of 10,000; 20,000 and 50,000 Somali shilin were presented for exchange to a currency dealer in...
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Sep-11-2023
Swaziland – Modified banknotes of 200 emalangeni issued today.
The Central Bank of Eswatini announced today the release of the banknote of 200 emalangeni (SZL200.5) with the new country...
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Jul-17-2023
Lesotho – New banknote commemorative of the 60th Birthday of King Letsie III. UPDATED.
Dr Emmanuel Maluku Letter, Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho, announced in a speech on 13 July 2023 that...
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Jul-16-2023
Lesotho – New banknote commemorative of the 60th Birthday of King Letsie III.
Dr Emmanuel Maluku Letter, Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho, announced in a speech on 13 July 2013 that...
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Jun-20-2023
Egypt – New polymer note EGP20 is to issued before Eid-al-Adha.
The Central Bank of Egypt has issued its long awaited 20 pounds polymer note (EGP20.4.) The original design was changed...