Jun-21-2025
Nigeria: e-Currency Declaration Form required for travelers carrying large amounts of cash.
Since 23 May 2025 the Nigerian Customs Service requires air travelers carrying more than USD10,000 or its equivalent in other...
Africa
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Jun-20-2025
Mauritius – New polymer banknotes of 100 rupees issued today.
Bank of Mauritius has announced today the release to circulation of a new banknote of 100...
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May-28-2025
Zambia – Older notes will co-circulate with the new ones for one year.
According to unconfirmed reports the notes of the 2012 through 2022 series will co-circulate with the new ones for one...
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May-16-2025
Guinea Conakry – Massive robbery of new notes.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea announced on 14 April that 1.05 million of the just issued new...
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May-16-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – New improved banknote.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea announced on 13 May that it has issued on May 14 an...
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May-5-2025
Tanzania – Use of foreign currency for domestic transactions banned.
Bank of Tanzania announced on May 2 that from now on all domestic transactions are to be priced and paid...
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Apr-30-2025
South Africa – FAKE INFORMATION. No new banknotes in September.
The information published yesterday about purported new banknotes of 50 and 100 rand to be issued in September, originally published...
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Apr-16-2025
Cape Verde – New improved notes.
The Banco de Cabo Verde announced this week that will it soon issue new banknotes...
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Apr-11-2025
Zambia – Prison for defacing or disrespecting local banknotes.
According to Section 676 (1) (f) of the Bank of Zambia Act 2022 those found guilty of defacing or destroying...
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Apr-11-2025
Zimbabwe – Improved ZiG notes to come in near future.
Dr John Mushayavanhu, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, declared that “the Central Bank is making concerted efforts to ensure delivery...
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Apr-4-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – More details about the new banknote of 20,000 francs.
The new banknote of 20,000 francs dated 2024 (GNF20,000.2B) is similar to the one dated 2019, but it has several...
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Apr-3-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – New banknote of 20,000 francs.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea has announced that it will put into circulation as of 2 April...
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Apr-2-2025
Zambia – Notes of 50 and 100 kwacha of new family to be released later on.
The new notes of 50 (ZMW50.5) and 100 kwacha (ZMW100.4) are not yet in circulation. These are being printed,...
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Mar-31-2025
Zambia – New family of notes enters circulation today.
K10 Front K10 Reverse K20 Front K20 Reverse K50 Front K50 Reverse K100 Front K100 Reverse K 200 Front K 200...
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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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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-7-2024
Denmark – New banknotes will be smaller.
The new banknotes to be issued in 2028-29 will be 6 mm smaller, due to environmental considerations. Source: Ground.news Order...
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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...