Jul-12-2020
Algeria – New banknotes and the black market.
Several articles in the Algerian press mention that the recent issue of new banknotes is part of an operation geared...
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Jul-8-2020
Liberia – Banknotes worth LRD 4 billion arrive.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Liberia is in the process of verifying a shipment of...
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Jul-7-2020
Angola – New family of notes presented.
You saw it first here! In a ceremony that took place today 7 July 2020, José de Lima Massano,...
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Jul-4-2020
Algeria – New banknote of 2,000 dinars announced today.
You saw it first here! On the occasion of the celebration of the 58th Anniversary of Independence Abdelaziz Djerad,...
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Jun-18-2020
Zimbabwe – Confusion on new 20 dollar banknotes.
You saw it first here! It is not clear whether the new banknotes of 20 dollars...
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Jun-16-2020
Algeria – New banknotes of 2,000 dinars.
There are unconfirmed reports about new 2,000 dinars banknotes (DZD2,000.2) now being printed, to be issued in July; and that...
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Jun-15-2020
Sudan – New banknote of 200 pounds.
The Central Bank of Sudan has recently issued a new banknote of 200 pounds (SDG200.2). This new banknote is smaller...
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May-30-2020
Libya – Banknotes seized in Malta.
The United States Department of State issued yesterday 29 May 2020 a press statement commending the Government of Malta for...
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May-29-2020
Egypt – Central Bank denies, again, issuing of 500 pounds banknotes.
An official from the Central Bank of Egypt denied this week reports appearing in social media about the issue in...
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May-21-2020
West African Monetary Union – Big changes.
French Parliament is considering a law by which the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest will cut some...
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May-20-2020
Zimbabwe – New 10 dollars banknote issued yesterday.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has yesterday put in circulation its new banknotes of 10 dollars (ZWL10.1). Those of 20...
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May-15-2020
Namibia – Commemorative banknote issued today.
According to many sources the commemorative new polymer banknote of 30 dollars (NAD30.1) announced in March is available to the...
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May-15-2020
Zimbabwe – New notes arrive.
A shipment of 60 tons of new banknotes arrived yesterday to Zimbabwe. The flight originated in Leipzig, which seems to...
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May-15-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes notice.
Statutory Instrument 103A of 2020. [CAP. 22:15 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Issue of Ten Dollar and Twenty Dollar Banknotes) Notice,...
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May-10-2020
Congo, Democratic Republic – Notes of 5,000 francs discounted.
Current banknotes of 5,000 francs (CDF5,000.1) are refused by many merchants, and discounted up to 10% by money changers, even...
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May-10-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes soon.
Several local sources have revealed today that in a few weeks the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will issue new banknotes...
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May-6-2020
Liberia – Crane granted contract to print banknotes.
Crane AB won the bid to print 2,000,000 banknotes of 500 Liberian dollars. The Central Bank of Liberia selected it...
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Apr-5-2020
Tanzania – Improved banknotes.
Florens Luoga, Governor of Bank of Tanzania, announced to banks and financial institutions that improved banknotes will be issued soon. ...
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Mar-27-2020
Tunisia – New banknote.
Banque Centrale de Tunisie has issued today a new banknote of 10 dinars (TND10.10). It is dated 20-3-2020. It honors...
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Mar-21-2020
Namibia – New commemorative banknote.
In a press release dated today Bank of Namibia informed that a new polymer banknote of 30 Namibia dollars (NAD30.1) ...
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Mar-13-2020
Morocco – Banknote commemorative of the 60th Anniversary of Bank al Maghrib.
This is the picture of the non-circulating note printed last year to commemorate the 60th...
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Feb-17-2020
Namibia – New commemorative banknotes.
Fillemon Nangonya, Communications and Media Liaison Officer of the Bank of Namibia, has informed Namibia Press Agency that the bank plans...
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Feb-17-2020
Tunisia – Fifty dinar banknotes being gradually withdrawn.
During a plenary session of the Assembly of People’s Representatives Marouanne Abassi, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia announced...
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Jan-23-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes.
Mthube Ncube, Finance and Economic Development Minister, said that the government will introduce new notes of 10 dollars (ZWL10.1); 20...
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Jan-13-2020
Egypt – Polymer banknotes update.
The Central Bank of Egypt will soon begin to print the polymer notes of 10 pounds (EGP10.6) announced in December...
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Dec-26-2019
Morocco – Going polymere?
Several well informed sources have mentioned that the Banque du Maroc is considering to move to polymer for the entire...
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Dec-20-2019
Tunisia – Demonetized banknotes.
The following Tunisian banknotes will lose all value by the end on the year: 5 dinars 1993-2008 (TND5.6) 10 dinars...
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Dec-20-2019
Angola – New banknotes in 2020.
José de Lima Massano, governor of the Banco Nacional de Angola, presented to Parliament the new 2020 family of banknotes....
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Dec-20-2019
Congo-Kinshasa – Unofficial commemorative banknote.
A “collector banknote” of 10,000 francs has been produced by the Committee organizing the festivities for the first anniversary of...
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Dec-6-2019
Liberia – Parliament resolution for new banknotes is set for approval.
Representative Roger S.W.Y. Domah has revealed that a resolution authorizing the printing of “new ‘family” banknotes to replace the legacy...
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Dec-2-2019
Ghana – Coins to replace 2 cedis banknotes.
Along with the new banknotes of 100 and 200 cedis (GHS100.1 and GHS200.1), Bank of Ghana started to issue today...
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Dec-1-2019
Ghana – New banknotes start circulating Dec. 2.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that new Ghana cedi notes will go into circulation next week Monday, December...
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Nov-30-2019
Madagascar – Banknotes of the 2003-2004 types are retired from circulation
On 26 November 2019 the Government of Madagascar ordered the withdrawal of circulation of all the banknotes of the...
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Nov-29-2019
Ghana – New banknotes.
The Bank of Ghana announced today new banknotes in the denominations of 100 cedis (GHS100.1) and 200 cedis (GHS200.1). Courtesy:...
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Nov-29-2019
Sao Tome and Principe – New improved banknotes.
Flávio Pinto, spokesperson for the Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe, announced yesterday that improved banknotes of 200 dobras...
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Nov-13-2019
West African Monetary Union – Taking control of reserves.
As published yesterday, Patrice Talon, President of Benin, announced that the West African Monetary Union wanted to take back control of...
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Nov-12-2019
Zimbabwe – New banknotes issued today.
The new small banknotes of 2 dollars (ZW?2.1) and 5 dollars (ZW?5.1) were finally issued today, with the daily withdrawal...
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Nov-11-2019
Zimbabwe – No new banknotes yet.
As reported by Reuters the new banknotes of 2 dollars (ZW?2.1) and 5 dollars (ZW?5.1) failed to arrived by the...
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Nov-7-2019
Zimbabwe – Pictures of the new banknotes.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is circulating this announcement with the pictures of the new banknote of 2 dollars (ZW?2.1)...
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Nov-6-2019
Zimbabwe – Latest news.
According to several sources the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is about to release on Monday 11 November two dollar bimetallic...
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Nov-5-2019
Cape Verde – Withdrawal of banknote of 1,000 escudos of 2007
The Banco de Cabo Verde has decided in June to withdraw from circulation its 2007 banknote of 1,000 escudos (CVE1,000.3)...
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Nov-5-2019
Zimbabwe – Two dollar bimetallic coin to replace bond note. Bond notes to be passed out.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced yesterday that it will issue on 11 November 2019 a bimetallic a two-dollar bond...
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Oct-31-2019
Guinea (Conakry)
This is the picture of the reduced size banknote of 500 francs (GNF500.4) dated 2018 issued in August. Courtesy: Fernando...
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Oct-29-2019
Zimbabwe – New banknotes and coins in two weeks.
Dr John Mangudya, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, announced today that new banknotes and coins will be issued...
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Oct-26-2019
Angola – New notes to be printed on polymer substrate.
José de Lima Massano, Governor of the Banco Nacional de Angola, announced that the new family of notes to be...
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Oct-21-2019
Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes in November.
According to a piece of news published in Cameroon on the 16 October 2019 the Banque des États de l’Afrique...
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Oct-12-2019
Angola – More details about the “Serie 2020” banknotes.
More details are known about the proposed new family of notes “Serie 2020”. It is possible that the portraits of...
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Oct-11-2019
Angola – New banknotes next year.
The Council of Ministers met this month in Luanda to analyze the draft0f a new law that authorizes Banco Nacional...
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Oct-5-2019
Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes.
In its Resolution Nº 7 adopted in the ordinary meeting of the Central African Monetary Union ministerial council held 2...
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Oct-3-2019
Kenya – New banknotes wear quickly.
According to several sources the Central Bank of Kenya is concerned about the quality of its new family of banknotes,...
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Oct-2-2019
Zimbabwe – New bond notes soon.
In an article just published minutes ago Gambakwe Media informs that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will soon issue new bond...