Oct-29-2022
Nigeria – Finance Ministry not informed in advance of currency replacement.
Zainab Ahmed, Minister for Finance, declared yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria did not consult her ministry before taking...
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Oct-28-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes and the value of naira.
The replacement of the old banknotes recently announced, and the short period given for their replacement, are affecting the value...
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Oct-27-2022
Sudan – Varieties in the 2019 1,000 pounds banknote.
The position of the serial numbers in the 1,000 pounds banknote dated 2019 (SDG1,000.1) presents two varieties: SDG.1,000.1A Notes of...
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Oct-27-2022
Central African Monetary Union – Will the new banknotes be issued in November?
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Oct-27-2022
Algeria – Additional details of new commemorative banknotes.
Banque d’Algérie will issue next week two polymer commemorative banknotes of 2,000 dinars. The first one (DZD2,000.2) commemorates the 60th...
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Oct-26-2022
Algeria – New banknote commemorative of the Arab League Summit.
Banque d’Algérie has issued a 2,000 dinars banknote (DZD2,000.2) commemorative of the 31st Ordinary Session of the Council of the...
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Oct-26-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes soon.
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced today the imminent issue of new banknotes of 200 naira...
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Oct-21-2022
Algeria – Rumors about a commemorative banknote. CORRECTED.
According to unconfirmed rumors Banque d’Algérie plans to issue a 2,000 dinars banknote commemorative of the Arab League summit (DZD2,000.2)...
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Oct-7-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes to be presented in November.
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Sep-30-2022
Uganda – Discussions about new banknotes with Pres. Museveni’s portrait.
In an article published on 27 September in The Investigator bylined by Fred Data Kamwada he reports that there are discussion...
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Sep-24-2022
Egypt – Migration from cotton paper to polymer and larger denomination discussed.
According to unconfirmed reports the Central Bank of Egypt is discussing to replace polymer instead of cotton paper for the...
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Sep-18-2022
Guinea (Conakry) – Withdrawal of banknotes of 10,000 francs of 2012.
The banknote of 10,000 francs dated 2012 (GNF10,000.3) has ceased to be legal tender as of 2 May 2022 and...
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Sep-17-2022
Sierra Leone – Legal tender status of old notes extended.
The Bank of Sierra Leone announced on 15 September 2022 that the legal tender status of old banknotes denominated in...
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Sep-13-2022
Ethiopia – Changes in currency import-export rules.
The National Bank of Ethiopia on 5 September 2022 has issued directives increasing the amounts of local and foreign currencies...
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Sep-4-2022
Liberia – New banknotes released today.
The Central Bank of Liberia has issued today 6 October 2022 its new banknotes of 20 dollars (LRD20.3), 50 dollars...
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Sep-2-2022
Liberia – Central Bank presents new banknotes.
The Central Bank of Liberia launched yesterday 1 September 2022 a campaign to familiarize the public with the new banknotes...
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Sep-1-2022
South Africa – Import and redemption of obsolete banknotes restricted.
Up to a few months ago South African Customs authorities were not strict in enforcing the rules that limit the...
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Aug-19-2022
South Sudan – Government to phase out small denomination banknotes.
The Government of South Sudan has decided on 3 August 2022 to withdraw from circulations its banknotes of 1; 5;...
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Aug-19-2022
Sudan – New modified 1,000 pounds banknote.
The Central Bank of Sudan announced on 16 August 2022 the release of a modified version of the 1,000 Sudanese...
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Aug-4-2022
Malawi – Reserve Bank denies it plans to issue 10,000 kwacha notes.
Wilson Banda, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, declared yesterday that the bank does not intend to issue new...
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Jul-31-2022
Burundi – Improved banknote of 1,000 francs. Withdrawal of older notes. UPDATED.
The Banque de la République du Burundi has issued on 26 July 2022 an improved banknote of 1,000 francs (BIF1,000.5)....
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Jul-21-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes in November.
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Jul-5-2022
Egypt – First polymer banknote issued today.
The Central Bank of Egypt released to circulation today its first ever polymer banknote of 10 pounds (EGP10.6). It has...
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Jul-3-2022
Sierra Leone – Redenominated banknotes confirmed in circulation.
The re-denominated banknotes are in circulation since 1 July 2022. Older notes will co-circulate until 30 September 2022. The rate...
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Jul-1-2022
Sierra Leone – ISO 4217 code for the redenominated monetary unit is SLE. Limits for exchanges.
The code for the new redenominated Leone is SLE. One new Leon (SLE) is equal to 1,000 old leones (SLL)...
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Jun-30-2022
Sierra Leone – Redenominated family of banknotes to be issued tomorrow.
According to a Public Notice issued on 16 June 2022 the new redenominated banknotes will start circulating tomorrow 1 July...
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Jun-11-2022
South Africa – Reserve Bank debates creating a 500 rand banknote.
The South African Reserve Bank is discussing the replacement of 10 rand banknotes for coins, and the issue of a...
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Jun-7-2022
Sudan – New banknote of 1,000 Sudanese pounds is in circulation.
Dabangasudan.org informed today that in a public statement the Central Bank of Sudan announced “to al the public that a new...
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Apr-28-2022
Tunisia – New banknotes of 5 and 50 dinars issued today.
The Central Bank of Tunisia announced today that it has released to circulation new banknotes of 5 and 50...
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Apr-27-2022
Egypt – Will the polymer 10 and 20 pounds notes be released?
Cour tesy: According to unconfirmed reports the new polymer banknotes of 10 pounds (EGP10.6) and 20 pounds (EGP20.4) have...
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Apr-18-2022
Tunisia – New banknotes soon.
According to several sources the Central Bank of Tunisia confirmed today that the photos of the two banknotes of 5 dinars...
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Apr-10-2022
Zimbabwe – New banknote of 100 dollars.
This is the photo of the new banknote of 100 dollars (ZML100.1) reported on 6 April. Source: rbz.co.zm Courtesy: Antje...
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Apr-6-2022
Zimbabwe – New banknote of 100 dollars.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced today that it will soon issue a 100 dollars banknote (ZML100.1). The new banknote...
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Mar-16-2022
Sierra Leone – New ISO 4217 code for the redenominated Leone.
You saw it here first… Effective 1 April 2022 the ISO 4217 code for the Sierra Leone redenominated monetary...
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Mar-11-2022
Sierra Leone – Redenominated family of banknotes to be issued tomorrow.
According to a Public Notice issued on 16 June 2022 the new redenominated banknotes will start circulating tomorrow 1 July...
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Feb-5-2022
Namibia – Improved N$10 banknote.
You saw if first here… Bank of Namibia issued yesterday 4 February 2022 an improved version of the...
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Feb-1-2022
Somalia – New banknotes to be printed.
You first saw it here… Abdidrahman Mohammed Abdullahi, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, said in late 2021...
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Jan-9-2022
Angola – Banknotes of the 2012 family withdrawn from circulation.
You saw it here first… Effective 1 January 2022 all banknotes of the 2012 family are being withdrawn from...
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Jan-6-2022
Lesotho – New family of notes issued this week.
You saw it here first... The Central Bank of Lesotho has put in circulation on 4 January 2022 its...
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Dec-14-2021
Mauritania – New banknote of 20 ouguiya.
You saw first here… Banque Centrale de Mauritanie has recently issued a new banknote of 20 ouguiya (MRU20.1), which...
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Dec-13-2021
Malawi – New improved 1,000 kwacha banknote.
This is the picture of the new banknote of 1,000 kwacha (MWK1,000.3) issued in February. It is dated 1 January...
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Nov-25-2021
Malawi – New 2,000 kwacha banknote.
You saw if first here… This is the image of the new banknote of 2,000 kwacha (MWK2,000.2) presented yesterday....
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Nov-24-2021
Malawi – New banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Reserve Bank of Malawi has introduced two new banknotes, a first time 5,000...
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Nov-18-2021
Liberia: Image of new banknote.
You saw it first here… Here is a better image of the new banknote of 100 dollars (LRD100.3) to...
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Nov-17-2021
Liberia – New banknotes soon.
You saw it here first… The Central Bank of Liberia announced last week that its new banknotes of 100 dollars...
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Oct-30-2021
Mauritius – Upgraded banknotes of 25 and 50 rupees.
Bank of Mauritius issued yesterday 29 October 2021 upgraded banknotes of 25 rupees (MUR25.4B) and 50 rupees (MUR50.5.B). From the...
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Oct-26-2021
Nigeria – Digital currency launched.
You saw it first here… Nigeria’s Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) has been launched yesterday 25 October 2021 by...
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Oct-22-2021
Liberia – New banknote in November.
You saw it first here… Senator Marshall A. Dennis, Chair of the Liberian Senate Committee on Banking and Currency,...
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Sep-30-2021
Liberia – New banknotes in December.
You saw it first here… The Central Bank of Liberia announced yesterday that the first batch of banknotes of...
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Sep-28-2021
Ghana – Notes of 1 and 2 cedis to be replaced by coins.
You saw it here first… Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of Bank of Ghana, announced today that banknotes of 1...
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Sep-6-2021
Algeria: New coin of 100 dinars.
You saw it here first… Banque de Algérie has announced the issue of a coin of 100 dinars, which...