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.
Africa
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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to multiple press reports the Central Bank of Nigeria has decided yesterday 1 November 2023 that the previously withdrawn...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...
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Jun-16-2023
Mauritania: New banknote commemorates the 50 years of the ouguiya. CORRECTED.
The Central Bank of Mauritania will issue soon a banknote 0f 50 ougiya commemorative of 50 years of the creation...
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Jun-15-2023
South Africa -200 rand denomination of the new family of notes is in circulation
The banknotes of 200 rand of the new family (ZAR200.5) are now in active circulation. Courtesy: Gabriel’s Numismatic Market. Order the...
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Jun-8-2023
Burundi – New banknotes of 5,000 and 10,000 francs issued, old ones are demonetized in 10 days.
The Banque de la République du Burundi has issued new banknotes of 5,000 (BIF5,000.6) and 10,000 francs (BIF10,000.3) as of...
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May-10-2023
South Africa -10 and 20 rand denominations of the new family of notes are in circulation
The new banknotes of 10 rand (ZAR10.8) and 20 rand (ZAR20.7) are now in active circulation. Source: Romanna.com Courtesy: Gabriel’s...
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May-9-2023
South Africa – Spelling in new 100 rand banknote.
A change in the Xitsonga translation of “Reserve Bank” as “Bangikulu” found in the lower left corner of the reverse...
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May-3-2023
South Africa – New banknotes announced.
The South African Reserve Bank announced today, 3 May 2023, that it will issue new coins an banknotes. The new...
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Apr-12-2023
Egypt – What happened with the announced new banknote of 20 pounds?
The design of the new polymer banknotes of 20 pounds (EGP20.2) which were supposed to be issued to circulation...
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Mar-28-2023
Nigeria – Old notes circulate widely; banks increase cash limits and are open on weekends.
After months of chaos the Central Bank of Nigeria has decided to obey the Supreme Court ruling making old notes...
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Mar-13-2023
NIGERIA – Central Bank issues Press Release confirming legal tender status of older notes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued today a Press Release in which it informs that “In compliance with the established...
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Mar-10-2023
Algeria – Release of regular new 2,000 dinars banknote is imminent.
According to unconfirmed reports the printing of the new regular banknotes of 2,000 dinars (DZD2,000.4), similar to the commemorative ones...
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Mar-8-2023
NIGERIA – Current status of naira banknotes.
This is the current situation in respect to the old naira banknotes of 500 (NGN500.1) and 1,000 naira (1,000.1.) ...
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Mar-7-2023
NIGERIA – Silence from the Central Bank.
Following last week’s ruling of the Supreme Court ordering all older banknotes to remain in circulation until the end of...
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Mar-3-2023
NIGERIA – Supreme Court orders older banknotes to remain valid until the end of the year.
The Supreme Court ordered today that the banknotes of the previous family will retain legal tender status until the end...
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Feb-28-2023
Central African States – Banknotes of the 1992 Series cease to be legal tender today.
The banknotes of the 1992 Series of 500 francs (XAF500.1) – 1,000 francs (XAF1,000.1) – 2,000 francs (XAF2,000.1) – 5,000...
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Feb-20-2023
Nigeria – Chaos in currency situation.
With Presidential elections slated for this weekend these are some of the things that happened in the last few days...
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Feb-18-2023
Nigeria – Council of State advises Central Bank to print more new notes or recirculate the old ones.
The National Council of States, an organ of the Nigerian Government which has no executive power, but advises on policy...
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Feb-18-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank opens portal for the redemption of old 500 and 1,000 naira banknotes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reopened the redemption of previous banknotes of 500 (NGN500.1) and 1,000 naira (NGN1,000.1) through this...
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Feb-16-2023
Nigeria – Old notes of 200 naira continue to be legal tender for 60 days.
In a message to the nation President Buhari decreed that old banknotes of 200 naira (NGN200.1) (=USD 0.26 in the...
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Feb-15-2023
Nigeria – Supreme Court adjourns until 22 February
The Supreme Court decided today to adjourn until next Wednesdays 22 February to decide on the demonetization of the previous...
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Feb-10-2023
Nigeria – Government will comply with Supreme Court injunction.
Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation, declared today that the Government will comply with the Supreme Court interim suspension...
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Feb-8-2023
Nigeria – Supreme Court suspends demonetization of old banknotes. Political battle ensues.
Yesterday Nigeria’s Supreme Court granted at the request of three State Governors an interim injunction to the demonetization of naira...
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Feb-7-2023
Nigeria – Legal battle over older naira banknotes redemption.
The poor way in which the exchange of old for new naira banknotes has been planned and executed by the...
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Feb-7-2023
Nigeria – Political and legal ramifications of the naira redesign.
The naira redesign operation snafu is getting more complicated. Other than the chaos and suffering caused by the way in...
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Feb-5-2023
Nigeria – State Governors meet President Buhari over cash crisis.
State governors from the All Progressives Congress, the ruling party, have meet yesterday 4 February 2023 with President Muhammadu Buhari...
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Feb-4-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank asks for ‘understanding’.
As reported today in The Nation Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has asked Nigerians to show...
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Feb-3-2023
Gambia – New family of banknotes is in the works.
The Central Bank of The Gambia has reached in August 2022 an agreement with De La Rue for the printing...
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Jan-29-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank extends redemption of withdrawn banknotes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced today 29 January 2023 that the redemption of older banknotes, subject to limits...
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Jan-26-2023
Somalia – New banknotes in mid-2024.
Ali Yasin Wardhere, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, told Xinhua in a recent interview that there are...
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Jan-22-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank authorizes (very) limited cash exchange in rural areas.
With only 8 working days left before they become worthless the Central Bank of Nigeria has authorized the direct exchange...
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Jan-21-2023
Sierra Leone – Old currency still being used.
Old pre-redenomination banknotes are still prevalent in the market. They were originally to be demonetized by end-September 2022. The date...
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Jan-17-2023
Somalia – Central Bank plans to issue a new banknote.
Bloomberg reports that the Central Bank of Somalia plans to issue in 2024 redesigned banknotes of 1,000 shillin (SOS1,000.2). Presently...
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Jan-10-2023
Nigeria – Bank cash withdrawals limited to NGN20,000 per week for individuals.
As of yesterday the Central Bank of Nigeria has limited cash withdrawals from bank accounts by individuals to NGN20,000 (=...
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Jan-5-2023
Somalia – Central Bank calls for printing of new banknotes.
Yesterday, 4 January 2023, in a meeting in Mogadishu chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barr the Central Bank of...
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Jan-4-2023
Nigeria – Senate urges Central Bank to extend old banknotes withdrawal.
The Nigerian Senate has urged the Central Bank to extend the withdrawal period of previous banknotes of 200; 500 and...
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Dec-22-2022
Nigeria – Cash withdrawal limits increased.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the limits for weekly cash withdrawals for individuals to NGN500,000 (=USD700 or USD1,120...
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Dec-19-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes issued today. Previous ones will be demonetized soon.
The supply of new banknotes received by commercial banks has proven to be insufficient to meet demand, forcing them...
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Dec-15-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes issued today.
The Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) has issued today its new banknotes of the “Type 2020”. These will...
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Dec-15-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes issued today. Previous ones will be demonetized soon.
The banknotes of the new 2022 family started circulation today. Previous notes of 200 naira (NGN200.1), 500 naira (NGN500.1)...
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Dec-10-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes distributed to banks, ready to be issued.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has begun distribution of its new redesigned banknotes to commercial banks on Wednesday. Banks may...
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Dec-7-2022
Nigeria – Cash withdrawals to be limited.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued yesterday 6 December 2023 a letter to banks ordering them to limit over the...
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Nov-23-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes revealed.
The Central Bank of Nigeria unveiled today the new banknotes to be issued on 15 December 2022. The new...