Mar-22-2023
Lebanon – Higher banknote denominations being considered.
The Lebanese authorities are considering the printing of banknotes of 500,000 (LBP500,000.1), and one million livres (LBP1,000,000.1). The measure will...
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Mar-21-2023
Jordan – New banknote of 20 dinars issued today.
The Central Bank of Jordan has issued today 21 March 2023 its new banknote of 20 dinars (JOD20.5). The front...
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Mar-19-2023
Tajikistan – Banknotes of 5 somoni are being replaced by coins.
The National Bank of Tajikistan has announced on Friday 17 March 2023 that it has released to circulation banknotes of...
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Mar-17-2023
Iran – New “Iran Cheque” of 2,000,000 rials/200 toman.
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has recently issued a new “Iran Cheque” of 2 million...
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Feb-15-2023
Mongolia: Bank of Mongolia releases application to check its banknotes.
The Bank of Mongolia launched a new smartphone application to prevent the forgery of national currency banknotes and to provide...
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Feb-5-2023
Jordan – New banknote of 50 dinars issued today.
The Central Bank of Jordan has issued today its new banknote of 50 dinars (JOD50.3). The front shows the portrait...
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Jan-26-2023
Afghanistan: New banknotes distributed to Commercial Banks.
The Central Bank said in a statement that the first tranche of 100 million new banknotes in denominations of 10;...
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Jan-10-2023
Iraq – Will current notes of 25,000 dinars be replaced by new ones of 20,000 dinars?
Mustafa Ghaleb Makhaif, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, confirmed on Sunday that there are 4 benefits for issuing...
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Jan-7-2023
Jordan – Central Bank reveals designs of the banknotes of the new family.
The Central Bank of Jordan has revealed the images of the banknotes of Fifth Family, of which the first...
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Jan-7-2023
Lebanon – Improved 100,000 lives banknotes released.
The previously announced banknote of 100,000 livres (LBP100,000.5B) with a blue security segmented strip is already in circulation, as...
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Jan-6-2023
Philippines – Banknote with new Central Bank’s logo issued.
The banknote of 1,000 piso (PHP1,000.4) with new Central Bank’s logo is already in circulation. Courtesy: Alex Zlotin. Click...
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Jan-2-2023
India – Supreme Court ruled that 2016 demonetization of large banknotes is legal.
By a 4-1 decision the Indian Supreme Court declared today 2 January that the demonetize of older notes of 500...
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Jan-1-2023
Armenia – New banknote of 1,000 drams.
The Central Bank of Armenia announced that it will issue on 23 January 2023 a new banknote of 1,000 drams...
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Dec-28-2022
Philippines – Details of improved banknotes.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas presented on 7 December 2022 the new family of banknotes with the new logo...
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Dec-27-2022
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
Bangladesh Bank will issue tomorrow 28 December 2022 a new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.7) commemorative of the opening of...
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Dec-26-2022
Jordan – New banknote of 1 dinar issued today.
The Central Bank of Jordan has issued today a new banknote of 1 dinar (JOD1.5), the first of the...
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Dec-21-2022
Afghanistan – New banknotes arrived in November are still not in circulation.
Da Afghanistan Bank said yesterday that the banknotes arrived from Poland in November have not yet being released to circulation....
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Dec-21-2022
Syria – Currency’s drop in value makes cash transactions bulky.
With the drop of value of the Syrian pound in the parallel market to over 6,000 per U.S.dollar the value...
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Dec-16-2022
Saudi Arabia – New banknote issued by Saudi Central Bank.
The banknote of 50 riyals with the name of the Saudi Central Bank (SAR50.7) is now in active circulation....
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Dec-15-2022
Afghanistan – Newly printed banknotes to be delivered in 2023.
Shah Merhabi, member of Da Afghanistan Bank Supreme Council, said that the last batch of notes printed by PWPW S.A....
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Dec-14-2022
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
Bangladesh Bank will issue on 19 December a new banknote of 50 taka commemorative of the Golden Jubilees...
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Dec-10-2022
Laos – New Banknotes of 50,000 and 100,000 kip.
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. announced today that it will start issuing soon new banknotes of 50,000 kip (LAK50,000.2)...
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Dec-9-2022
Philippines – Improved banknotes presented.
Ferdinand R.Marcos, President of the Philippines, presented this Wednesday 7 December the new family of improved banknotes, whose introduction was...
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Dec-2-2022
United Arab Emirates – New polymer banknote.
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates presented yesterday, as part of the celebration of the National Day, a...
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Nov-25-2022
Lebanon – Improved new banknote of 100,000 livres.
Banque du Liban announced on 15 November that it will issue on 1 December an improved banknote of 100,000 lives...
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Nov-22-2022
New Cambodian banknote raises controversy in Laos.
Laotians have expressed their confusion because the newly Cambodian banknote of 200 riels (KHR200.4) uses the three elephant heads motif,...
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Nov-21-2022
Qatar – “Private” fantasy commemorative banknote.
Current banknotes of 5 riyals (QAR5.4) with a “private” fantasy overprint of what looks somewhat like the mascot of the...
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Nov-21-2022
Japan – Bank of Japan runs test on new banknotes.
The backs of the bills will be changing too. Currently, they feature the phoenix from the roof of Kyoto’s Bank...
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Nov-16-2022
Afghanistan – Oberthur Fiduciaire to print more banknotes for Afghanistan.
The French firm Oberthur Fiduciairie has concluded a contract with Da Afghanistan Bank for the supply of 390 million banknotes...
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Nov-15-2022
Qatar – Pre-2009 U.S. 100 dollars banknotes are not accepted by Money changers in Qatar.
According to reports by Argentine travelers to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, U.S banknotes of 100 dollars that...
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Nov-14-2022
Cambodia – New banknotes.
The Royal Government of Cambodia introduced today new banknotes of 200 riels (KHR200.4 ) and 2,000 riels (KHR2,000.4.) Notes of...
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Nov-13-2022
Maldives – Banknote with new currency symbol.
The first banknote carrying the new symbol of the Maldivian rupee has been issued today 13 November 2022. It is...
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Nov-9-2022
Afghanistan – Polish printed banknotes arrived.
Sources say that the plane carrying the shipment of Afghani banknotes arrived at Kabul airport on Tuesday 8 November 2022....
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Nov-8-2022
Qatar – Banknote commemorative of the FIFA World Cup presented today.
Qatar Central Bank has presented today a polymer banknote of 22 riyals (QAR22.1) to commemorate the FIFA World Cup Qatar...
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Nov-5-2022
Japan – Printing of current banknotes ended.
Japan’s National Printing Bureau has finished printing banknotes of the current family and is now producing those of the new one...
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Oct-29-2022
Saudi Arabia – New 50 Riyals banknote – Corrected.
The new banknotes of 50 riyals with the name of the Saudi Central Bank (SAR50.7) are already in circulation. The...
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Oct-28-2022
Afghanistan – Problems with the supply of fresh banknotes.
Los Angeles Times has published recently an article by Nabih Bulos, its Kabul correspondent, that explains in detail the sorry...
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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
Pakistan – Old banknotes become worthless at end 2022.
The exchange of old Pakistani notes of 10 rupees (PKR10.1), 50 rupees (PKR50.1), 100 rupees (PKR100.1) and 1,000 rupees (PKR1,000.1)...
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Oct-25-2022
Afghanistan – New banknotes arriving soon.
Officials for Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) declared last week that the newly printed banknotes will soon reach Afghanistan. The country’s...
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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-19-2022
Philippines – Abaca producers advocate against polymer notes.
Aurora Peralta, Executive Director of the Association of Abaca Pulp Manufacturers, has “implored” the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas not to...
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Oct-15-2022
Laos – New banknotes.
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. announced yesterday that it has issued in early October two new banknotes of...
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Oct-14-2022
India – Supreme Court will have a hearing about the 2016 demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupees banknotes.
The Supreme Court of India will have on 9 November a hearing about the 2016 demonetization of 500 rupees and...
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Oct-12-2022
Saudi Arabia – Banknote of 100 riyals issued by Saudi Central Bank. Modified.
This is the photograph of the 100 riyals banknote dated 2021 with the new bank’s name “SAUDI CENTRAL BANK” (SAR100.8)...
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Oct-6-2022
Pakistan – Independence commemorative banknote issued.
State Bank of Pakistan issued on 30 September 2022 its new banknote of 75 rupees (PKR75.1) commemorative of the 75th...
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Oct-4-2022
Russia – Possible motifs revealed for new 500 rubles banknote
Bank Rossiya published a list of possible motifs for the new banknote of 500 rubles (RB500.4), which will be devoted...
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Sep-30-2022
Kazakhstan – New banknote of 20,000 tengé.
On October 1, 2022, the National Bank of Kazakhstan will put into circulation a new banknote of 20,000 tenge (KZT20,000.2)....
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Sep-27-2022
Iraq – New banknotes of 20,000 dinars.
Mustafe Mukhrif, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, has announced today that the bank plans to issue a new...
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Sep-13-2022
The Philippines – Customs Currency Declaration must be done online.
Travelers arriving to or leaving The Philippines must now file their Electronic Baggage and Currency Declaration online at ideclare.customs.gov.ph before arriving...