Sep-1-2021
Sao Tome and Principe – New banknotes.
You saw it here first… Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe issued on 26 August new banknotes of...
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Aug-23-2021
Swaziland – Change of issuer’s name on 50 emalangeni banknote.
You saw it first here… The Central Bank of eSwatini has issued the version of it 50 emalangeni...
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Aug-14-2021
Sierra Leone – Redenomination.
You saw it here first. Bank of Sierra Leone announced this week in a press release that it will...
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Aug-4-2021
Egypt – Controversy on new banknotes.
The Central Bank of Egypt refuted comments on social media which complained about the rainbow on the new 20...
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Aug-1-2021
Egypt – New images of the polymer 10 and 20 pounds notes.
You saw it first here… Pictures of the new polymer banknotes of 10 pounds (EGP10.6) and 20 pounds (EGP20.4)...
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Aug-1-2021
Egypt – Image of the new 20 pounds polymer banknote.
You saw it first here… A photo of what seems to be the new Egyptian 20 pounds polymer banknote...
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Aug-1-2021
Central African States – Details of new family of notes.
In March several sources published images of a new family of banknotes to be issued “very soon” by the Banque...
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Aug-1-2021
Egypt – Polymer notes to be issued in November
You saw it first here… The Egyptian presidency announced Saturday that new polymer banknotes will be released into circulation...
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Jul-6-2021
Zimbabwe – New banknote of 50 dollars.
You saw it first here… The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has issued today the previously announced new banknote of...
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Jun-6-2021
Egypt – Details about new polymer notes.
You saw it here first… According to comments published today Mohamed Abdel-Aal, member of the Board of Directors of...
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Apr-5-2021
Algeria – New banknotes being planned.
You saw it here first… Ayman bin Abd al-Rahman, Algerian Finance Minister, revealed today that his department is working...
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Apr-1-2021
Liberia – Senate approves printing of new banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Liberian Senate the confirmed the approval for the proposal of the Central Bank...
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Mar-20-2021
Liberia – New 1,000 dollars note in limbo.
You saw it here first… In the Resolution approved by the Liberian House of Representatives sent yesterday to the...
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Mar-19-2021
Liberia – New family of banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Liberian House of Representatives approved yesterday the proposal of the Central Bank of...
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Mar-18-2021
Algeria – New banknote issued .
Banque d’Algérie issued today a new banknote of 2,000 dinars (DZD2,000.2) dated 5 July 2020. The front shows the six...
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Mar-16-2021
Central African States: New family of banknotes.
You saw it here first… The Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale has not confirmed or denied that...
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Mar-15-2021
Central African States: New family of banknotes.
You saw it here first… Here are pictures of new banknotes of the Central African States (XAF500.3; 1,000.3;...
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Mar-14-2021
South Sudan – Currency replacement.
You saw it first here… According to an article published yesterday by Kenya Wall Street the Bank of South...
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Feb-16-2021
Botswana – New polymer banknote.
The Bank of Botswana will issue on 22 February 2021 a new polymer banknote of 10 pula (BWP10.5) bearing the...
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Feb-15-2021
Congo Democratic Republic – New banknote of 50,000 francs?
You saw it here first… According to a posting published by C-News on Facebook this is the image of...
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Feb-15-2021
Libya – New polymer banknote of 5 dinars.
You saw it here first… The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday that it will issue today Monday 15...
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Feb-9-2021
South Sudan – New banknote of 1,000 pounds.
Dier Tong Ngor, Governor of the Bank of South Sudan, announced on 4 February the imminent release of a...
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Feb-4-2021
Algeria – New 2,000 dinars banknote issue date announced.
You saw it here first… Banque Centrale d’Algérie announced that the new banknote of 2,000 dinars (DZD2,000.2) will be...
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Jan-29-2021
Angola – New 5,000 Kwanzas banknote to be issued 4 February 2021.
You saw it first here … Banco Nacional de Angola announced today that it will release its new banknote...
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Jan-18-2021
eSwatini – Correction
The information we published yesterday is incorrect. It was based on erroneous details published by Times of Swaziland on January...
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Jan-17-2021
Swaziland – Notes with new country name issued.
You saw it first here… The Central Bank of eSwatini has issued on 11 January the banknotes of 10...
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Jan-12-2021
Zimbabwe – Reserve Bank denies plans to issue 100 and 200 dollar notes.
You saw it here first… John P. Mangudya, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, issued today a Press...
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Jan-10-2021
Egypt – Polymer 10 pound notes to be issued in June.
You saw it here first… Khaled Farouk, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, declared today that the...
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Jan-10-2021
Cape Verde – New banknote.
You saw it first here… Banco de Cabo Verde announced yesterday that it will issue on Friday 8 January...
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Jan-10-2021
Zimbabwe: Larger denomination banknotes planned.
You saw it here first… The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is planning to issue new banknotes of 50 (ZWB50.1),...
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Dec-26-2020
Ghana – Banks directed to accept older 50 cedis notes.
The Bank of Ghana has directed banks in the country to accept the old GH¢50 banknotes (GHC50.1) for exchange...
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Dec-11-2020
West African Monetary Union – Eco to replace CFA Franc
France has ratified yesterday the Monetary Accord achieved a year ago with the West African Economic and Monetary Union ....
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Nov-27-2020
Malawi – Upgraded banknote of 1,000 Kwacha next year.
You saw it first here… Reserve Bank of Malawi announced that an improved banknote of 1,000 kwacha (MWK1,000.2B) will...
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Nov-20-2020
Angola – New polymer banknote of 2,000 kwanzas is in circulation.
The polymer banknotes of 2,000 kwanzas (AOA2,000.3) of the 2020 series are in circulation since November 11. Courtesy: Cleophas Schockem;...
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Oct-15-2020
Ethiopia – Foreign Ethiopian missions will exchange old notes for expats.
The National Bank of Ethiopia said that Ethiopian foreign missions will start changing new banknotes for the old ones to...
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Oct-11-2020
South Sudan – Currency change.
According to several publications the Government has announced that there are plans to change the currency. No details were given...
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Oct-5-2020
Angola – Polymer notes of 1,000 Kwanzas issued.
You saw it first here… The polymer new banknotes of 1,000 Kwanzas (AOA1,000.3) have appeared in ATMs on...
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Oct-3-2020
CEDEAO/ECOWAS – ECO introduction delayed.
The countries that make up the Economic Community of West African States have decided that it will be impossible to...
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Sep-30-2020
Tanzania – Improved banknotes.
Bank of Tanzania announced in April that it has issued improved banknote of 1,000 shillings (TZS1,0050.B); 2,000 shillings (TZS2,000.2B);...
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Sep-15-2020
Ethiopia – Shorter period for exchange of large amounts of older notes.
You saw it first here Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared yesterday that although the term for the exchange...
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Sep-14-2020
Ethiopia – Older banknotes demonetized.
You saw it here first Ethiopia has given three months for the co-circulation of the previous notes of...
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Sep-14-2020
Ethiopia – New banknotes introduced.
You saw it here first The Ethiopian government unveiled today a new family of banknotes, which includes...
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Sep-13-2020
Comoros – New substrates for small denominations.
You saw it here first The Banque Centrale des Comores has informed on 28 August that it will issue...
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Sep-11-2020
Egypt – New polymer banknotes.
You saw it here first In declarations to the press Tarek Amer, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt,...
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Sep-2-2020
Angola – New banknote of 500 kwanzas to be issued soon.
The new polymer banknotes of 500 kwanzas (AOA500.3), will enter circulation on 17 September, National Heroes Day. Since it is...
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Aug-22-2020
Ethiopia – New higher value banknote; improved smaller ones.
You saw it first here! The National Bank of Ethiopia announced that it will issue in September a new...
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Aug-2-2020
Algeria – New banknote of 2,000 dinars to be issued in November.
You saw it first here. Ayman ben Abderhamana, algerian Finance Minister, announced today that the new banknotes of 2,000...
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Jul-30-2020
Angola – Note of 200 kwanzas of the “Familia 2020” issued today.
The new polymer banknotes of 200 kwanzas of the “Familia 2020” (AOA200.2) are being issued today. Several articles in the...
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Jul-23-2020
Angola – Application for new 2020 family of notes.
You saw it first here! Banco Nacional de Angola released Tuesday a free mobile application “Kwanza 2020” that helps...
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Jul-21-2020
Tanzania – Banknote proposed to honor President Magufuli.
You saw it first here! Chief Athuman Mwariko, Director of Kilimanjaro Cultural Heritage Centre, urged the Government to issue...
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Jul-16-2020
Egypt – Polymer banknote being planned.
You saw it first here! Gamal Negm, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, declared this Monday 13...