Feb-21-2025
Saudi Arabia adopts currency symbol for the Saudi riyal.
King Salman approved the new Saudi Arabian riyal currency symbol. Source: Saudi Arabian Central Bank. Courtesy: Dr. Wolfgang Schuster. Order...
Recent Updates
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Feb-16-2025
Trinidad and Tobago – New banknotes in September.
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Feb-14-2025
Zambia – Older banknotes will cocirculate with new ones for one year.
Situmbeko Musokotwane, Zambian Finance and National Planning Minister, announced that the current banknotes will cocirculate for one year with the...
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Feb-11-2025
Zimbabwe – Upgrade for ZIG notes.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that it is redesigning its ZIG banknotes to improve their quality and durability....
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Feb-11-2025
Zambia – New family of notes in March.
The Bank of Zambia has informed today, 11 February 2025, that it will issue on 31 March 2025 a new...
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Feb-10-2025
Namibia – Commemorative banknote issue to be postponed.
The Bank of Namibia announced today that the issue of the new commemorative banknote honoring the late President Hage G....
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Feb-7-2025
Russian Federation – New banknotes update.
The Central Bank of Russia has informed today 7 February 2025 that its new banknotes of 50 rubles (RUB50.3,) and 500...
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Feb-5-2025
Kuwait – Correction on the expiration date of Kuwaiti Fifth Series banknotes.
The banknotes of the Fifth Series can be exchanged until 19 April 2025, and not until 30 September 2025, as...
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Feb-3-2025
North Korea – U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan are the de-facto currencies.
As rumors of a new won redenomination grow, North Koreans are shunning the local currency and preferring to use American...
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Jan-31-2025
European Monetary Union – ECB to select euro new designs.
After reviewing some 365,000 opinions of European Union residents the European Central Bank has made a preliminary selection of designs...
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Jan-30-2025
The Bahamas – Improved 1 dollar banknote.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas announced yesterday 29 January 2025 that it will issue on 3 February 2025 an...
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Jan-27-2025
Armenia – OVI printing added to back of 20000 drams banknote.
The Central Bank of Armenia has announced the it is issuing today improved banknotes of 20,000 drams dated 2024 (AMD20,000.4B.)...
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Jan-24-2025
Belize – New banknotes unveiled
The new $2 banknote features waterfalls and rivers of Belize imagery, along with portrait of the Hon. Philip Goldson, national...
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Jan-23-2025
Namibia – New commemorative banknote to be issued.
Bank of Namibia has announced today the release of a new commemorative banknote honoring the late President Hage G. Geingob....
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Jan-22-2025
TANZANIA – Family of notes reprinted.
Emanuel Tutuba, Governor of Bank of Tanzania, has announced today that reprinted notes of 1,000 shillings (TZS1,000.5); 2,000 shillings (TZS2,000.2);...
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Jan-21-2025
LIBYA – Improved polymer banknote of 20 dinars to be issued soon.
The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday that it will issue soon a new polymer banknotes of 20 dinars (LYD20.5.)...
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Jan-21-2025
Macau – Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China issue their new banknotes of 50 and 100 patacas.
On 20 January 2025 Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China have issued their new banknotes of 50 and 100...
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Jan-20-2025
Honduras – New printer for 50 lempiras banknotes.
Banco Central de Honduras has released to circulation in late 2024 banknotes of 50 lempiras dated 7 April 2022 (HNL50.5C)...
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Jan-10-2025
Turkey – Notes of 500 lira may be issued soon.
According to news reported today 10 January 2025 by Russian news agency Vestnik Kavkaza, the Turkish Central Bank plans to...
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Jan-10-2025
Jamaica – Controversy about modified banknotes.
In June 2023 Bank of Jamaica issued a family of notes printed on polymer substrate with a logo commemorative of...
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Jan-9-2025
Falkland/Malvinas Islands – New banknotes in August.
The Government of the Falkland Islands will issue a new family of notes on 14 August 2025. These include the...
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Jan-2-2025
Taiwan – Baseball stars may replace student baseball players on TWD500 banknotes.
William Lai, Taiwan’s President, said that he will push to put in the 500 yuan note the National baseball team...
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Dec-30-2024
Belarus – Two Banknote Numismatic Products planned for 2025.
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus announces in its Numismatic Program for 2025 the issue of two banknotes...
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Dec-19-2024
Philippines – New polymer banknotes presented to President Marcos.
The Central Bank of the Philippines has presented today 19 December 2024 the new polymer banknotes which complete the new...
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Dec-17-2024
Canada – Terry Fox to be shown on new 5 dollars banknote.
The 2024 Fall Economic Statement published yesterday 16 December 2024 states that the Government has chosen famous runner Terry Fox...
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Dec-17-2024
Mongolia – New variety of 5,000 tugruk banknote.
A new banknote of 5,000 tugruk (MNT5,000.5) has been recently issued. It has a golden oval at the lower right...
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Dec-11-2024
Sudan – New banknote of 1,000 pounds being issued in six districts.
The replacement of old Sudanese pounds with new ones will take place over two weeks, initially in six states, as...
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Dec-9-2024
Russia – Discussion of symbols for new banknote of 1,000 rubles.
The Advisory Board on Banknotes of the Bank of Russia called for an open meeting to discuss symbols for the...
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Dec-9-2024
China – Year of the Snake new banknote to be issued on 3 January 2025.
The People’s Bank of China has unveiled its new banknote celebrating the Year of the Snake (CNY20.7) to...
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Dec-8-2024
Việt Nam News reported on Saturday, December 7, 2024 that Q&T Hi-tech Polymer, located in Hòa Lạc Hi-tech Park in...
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Dec-5-2024
Philippines – New details about the polymer banknotes.
The new polymer banknotes to be issued early next year will be in denominations of 50 (PHP50.4), 100 (PHP100.5) and...
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Dec-4-2024
Philippines – New polymer banknotes in 2025.
A new family of polymer banknotes will be placed in circulation in the first quarter of 2025. They will co-circulate...
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Dec-4-2024
Bangladesh – New currency with “July Revolution” graffiti coming soon.
The Bangladesh Bank and the government have given their approval to the printing of new banknotes commemorating the “July Revolution”...
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Dec-3-2024
Bahrain – Central Bank announces sale of uncut banknote sheets.
The Central Bank of Bahrain has announced today the sale of uncut sheets of 40 banknotes of 1/2 dinar (BHD0.50.5)...
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Dec-3-2024
Mauritius – Polymer 1,000 rupees banknote issued.
Bank of Mauritius has announced yesterday 2 December 2024 the release to circulation of banknotes of 1,000 rupees (MUR1,000.5) printed...
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Nov-28-2024
Tanzania – Older banknotes withdrawn from circulation and demonetized next year.
All the banknotes of the families issued from 1985 to 2010 will cease to be legal tender on 6 January...
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Nov-27-2024
Romania – New commemorative banknote.
The National Bank of Romania will issue on 2 December 2024 a numismatic product, a polymer banknote of 100 lei,...
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Nov-26-2024
Denmark – Danmarks Nationalbank and Forex establish three redemption points for obsolete Danish notes.
On 2 December 2024 Danmarks Nationalbank will open three banknote exchange points in Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen in collaboration with...
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Nov-20-2024
Kenya – Improved banknotes of 1,000 shillings are in circulation.
All denominations of the improved notes dated 2024 are already in circulation. The improved family of notes have been printed...
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Nov-19-2024
Bermuda – New polymer banknotes.
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield and Son has started paying out today the new...
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Nov-19-2024
Turkey – Large denomination banknotes not large enough.
There are comments in the Turkish press about the problems caused by the fact that the largest banknote in circulation,...
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Nov-13-2024
Argentina – New banknote of 20,000 pesos issued today.
The Argentine Central Bank has issued today Novermber 13, 2024 the new banknotes of 20,000 pesos (ARS20,000.1). With a face...
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Nov-13-2024
Bolivia – New banknotes and coins by 2025-26.
The Central Bank of Bolivia has announced that it will introduce new banknotes and coins. It is not clear whether...
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Nov-10-2024
Sudan – New banknote of 1,000 pounds, old notes to be retired.
The Central Bank of Sudan announced today that it will be issuing soon new notes of 1,000 pounds (SDG1,000.3), and...
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Nov-6-2024
Bermuda – New polymer banknotes.
These are the images of the new banknotes to be issued this week. Source:...
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Nov-4-2024
Bermuda – The new polymer banknotes will be released this week.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority informed today that the new polymer banknotes of 2 dollars...
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Oct-30-2024
Switzerland to develop a new banknote series.
The Swiss National Bank is to begin developing the tenth banknote series of banknotes. Its theme is “Switzerland and its...
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Oct-30-2024
Bermuda – New polymer banknotes.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority announced today that it will issue in Fall 2024 new polymer banknotes of 2 dollars (BMD2.4)...
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Oct-30-2024
Argentina – Administrator named for the Casa de Moneda.
The Argentine Federal Government named Pedro Gabriel Cavagnaro as Administrator of the S.E. Casa de Moneda de la Nación for...
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Oct-28-2024
Nepal – New banknote with modified map to be printed in China.
The Nepal Rastra Bank has issued a letter of intention to award the printing of 300 million notes of 100...
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Oct-25-2024
Nigeria – Old notes remain in circulation without time limit.
The Central Bank of Nigeria declared today that the high denomination banknotes of the first series remain in circulation without...
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