Mar-27-2020
Cambodia – De-dollarization.
According to many reports published in the local press, the National Bank of Cambodia is promoting the use of local...
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Mar-5-2020
Saudi Arabia – On presenting counterfeit banknotes for exchange.
New rules establish that if someone presents outmoded or unfit banknotes for redemption at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. and...
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Feb-20-2020
Iran – Re-denomination process advancing.
Re-denomination of the Iranian currency by removing four zeros will be discussed in a future Parliament session. If approved, it...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes are being destroyed in some areas.
The Guangzhou branch of China’s central bank decided to destroy banknotes collected by hospitals, buses,and markets in the region as...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes cleaned to stop spread of coronavirus.
Used banknotes are sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, Central Bank says. Banks use UV...
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Feb-11-2020
Uzbekistan – No re-denomination or larger banknotes.
Behzod Khamroyev, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, declared on 1 February that there are...
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Feb-11-2020
India: New one rupee banknote.
The Government of India announced in a Gazette Notification on 7 February that it will issue a new 1 rupee...
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Feb-7-2020
Mongolia – New banknotes, withdrawal of some older ones.
Mongolbank, the Central Bank of Mongolia has announced today that it will issue next Monday improved banknotes of 20,000...
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Feb-5-2020
Lebanon – New 50,000 livres banknote.
The banknote of the 50,000 livres dated 2016 (on top) and the new one dated 2019 recently issued,...
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Jan-23-2020
Yemen – One country, two currencies.
Recently the Houthis, who control the Northern part of Yemen, have declared illegal the newer banknotes issued by the Central...
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Jan-23-2020
Lebanon – New date on current 50,000 lives banknote.
Banque du Liban has announced that on 21 January 2020 has issued notes of 50,000 Lebanese pounds (LBP50,000.4) dated 1.1.2019...
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Jan-13-2020
Yemen: Houthis ban Aden issued currency.
Up to very recently the notes issued by the rival Central Banks located in Sana’a in the North, and Aden...
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Jan-8-2020
Sri Lanka – New commemorative banknote, Improved current family.
Marking its 70th anniversary, the Central Bank is planning to issue a commemorative coin of Rs. 20 and a new...
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Jan-7-2020
Myanmar – New banknote of 1,000 kyats issued.
On January 4, to mark the 72nd Anniversary of Independence, the Central Bank of Myanmar started distributing the new banknote...
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Jan-7-2020
Afghanistan – New banknotes not printed on polymer.
The Afghani government has decided to have the banknotes to be contracted with PWPW SA in Poland to be printed...
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Jan-6-2020
Afghanistan – Banknotes to be printed in Poland.
The Polish National Procurement Authority has contracted with PW PW, S.A in Poland the printing of new banknotes with a...
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Jan-2-2020
Hong Kong – Date of issue of new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars confirmed.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority confirmed that the new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars will be issued on January...
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Dec-31-2019
Hong Kong – New 20 and 50 dollar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed media posts, the new 20 and 50 dollar banknotes of the three Hong Kong banks will be...
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Dec-26-2019
Yemen – Houthi war on banknotes.
The Houthi rebels forbad the use of recent banknotes issued by the legitimate government in the last two years. Holders...
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Dec-20-2019
Myanmar – New banknote.
The Central Bank of Myanmar announced the issuing of new 1,000-kyat (MMK1,000.3) currency notes with the image of late national...
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Dec-20-2019
Turkey – Banknotes in “yeni” lira demonetized on 31 December.
The time to redeem Turkish banknotes denominated in “yeni” (new) lira expires on 31 December. The banknotes to be demonetized...
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Dec-18-2019
Philippines – New coin of 20 Piso to replace banknotes.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday launched new coins of 20 piso, which will gradually replace the banknotes of the...
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Dec-16-2019
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
On the occasion of the Centennial of the birth of Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation, Bangladesh Bank will...
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Dec-11-2019
Bangladesh – Change of color on 50 Taka banknotes.
Bangladesh Bank announced today that it will issue on 15 December 2019 a new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.3). The...
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Nov-12-2019
China People’s Republic – Cashless brings problems to visitors.
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an article describing the problems that “going cashless” creates for visitors who wish to...
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Nov-7-2019
Lebanon – New improved banknote of 20,000 livres.
The Banque du Liban has issued on 6 November 2019 an improved banknote of 20,000 livres (LBP20,000.3.C). It is similar...
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Oct-31-2019
Kazakstan – Coins to replace 200 tenge banknotes.
The National Bank of Kazakstan informed on 17 October 2019 that new coins of 200 tenge will replace the banknotes...
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Oct-24-2019
Pakistan – High Denomination Notes Improved in 2017.
In addition to the enlarged OVI seal on the 500; 1,000 and 5,000 rupees notes after 2017, other improvements were...
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Oct-21-2019
Macau – Commemorative banknotes of the 20th Anniversary of the return of Macau to China.
The Banco da China and the Banco Nacional Ultramarino have issued today new banknotes of 20 patacas commemorative of the Return of...
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Oct-16-2019
Pakistan – Varieties in the OVI seal on current notes.
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Oct-8-2019
Cambodia – Picture of new commemorative banknote.
Here is a picture of the new 15,000 riel banknote (KHR15,000.1) soon to be issued to commemorate the 15th Anniversary...
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Sep-29-2019
Georgia: New 10 lari banknote.
The redesigned 10 lari banknotes (GEL10.3) presented in July will be released to circulation on 2 October 2019. Source:...
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Sep-2-2019
Hong Kong – New 100 dollar notes to be issued on September 3.
Hong Kong’s three...
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Aug-30-2019
India – Varnished notes will be issued.
The Reserve Bank of India is planning to improve the durability of its banknotes by applying a coat of...
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Aug-28-2019
Brunei – New polymer commemorative banknote sheet.
The Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam has issued on 23 August “2-in-1 Uncut Sheets” of a new polymer banknote of 1...
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Aug-5-2019
Oman – Expired banknotes.
The Central Bank of Oman has published on 28 July on its webpage...
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Aug-1-2019
Oman – Will the exchange of older notes be extended?
The Central Bank of Oman “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019 to replace expired...
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Jul-31-2019
Iran – Currency redenomination.
The Iranian Cabinet approved today the redenomination of the Iranian currency, creating a new unit, the toman equal to 10,000...
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Jul-18-2019
The Philippines – Banknote of 20 pesos to be replaced by coin.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will replace the banknotes of 20 piso (PHP20.2) with a coin, which are to be...
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Jul-16-2019
India – The Reserve Bank of India will offer a mobile app for currency verification.
The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually impaired people identify current banknotes....
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Jul-10-2019
Yemen – New 100 rials banknote to be issued soon.
The containers with these banknotes of 100 rials dated 2018 (YER100.3) have been finally released to the Central Bank of...
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Jul-5-2019
Kuwait: Spurious altered banknotes.
Criminals are trying to pass Kuwaiti banknotes of 20 dinars altered to show a 2000 dinars face value. This fraud...
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Jul-3-2019
Philippines – Improved banknotes in 2020.
Benjamin Diokno, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, announced today that improved banknotes will be issued next year. In...
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Jul-1-2019
Oman – Older notes withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of Oman has “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019, to replace...
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Jun-29-2019
Russia – Banknotes to be varnished.
Bank Rossiya, the central Bank of Russia, has decided to apply a coat of varnish to the notes of 100...
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Jun-17-2019
Singapore – More Bicentennial Commemorative notes to be issued.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that due to “strong public demand” it will issue 2 million more Bicentennial...
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Jun-5-2019
Singapore – New commemorative banknote.
Halimah Yacob, Singapore’s President, launched today a new banknote of 20 dollars (SGD20.2) commemorative of Singapore’s Bicentennial, which marks 200 years...
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Jun-2-2019
OMAN – Upgraded new banknote.
The Central Bank of Oman has issued today an improved banknote of 50 rials (OMR50.3B). The improvements are: Front: A...
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May-24-2019
Myanmar – The Central Bank halts use of foreign currency.
The Central Bank of Myanmar is attempting to curb the use of foreign currency in private payments, as it tries...
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May-24-2019
India – New 20 Rupees banknote issued.
The new banknotes of 20 rupees (INR20.6) announced in late April are already in circulation. Courtesy: Claudio Marana. Click here...
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May-22-2019
Bangladesh – Improved note.
Bangladesh Bank will issue tomorrow May 23 a new banknote of 1,000 taka (BDT1,000.2) with improved security devices It will...