Oct-7-2020
Oman – New banknote of 50 rials is in circulation.
You saw it here first… The new banknote of 50 rials dated 2020 (OMR50.5) appears to be in circulation,...
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Oct-4-2020
Saudi Arabia – New polymer banknote of 5 riyals to be issued tomorrow.
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority will issue tomorrow 5 October a new polymer banknote of 5 riyals (SAR5.7). It is...
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Oct-2-2020
Brunei – Banknotes of $10,000 on one way traffic.
You saw it first here… Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam has announced that effective 2 November 2020 banknotes of...
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Aug-17-2020
Indonesia – Commemorative 75,000 rupiah note presented today.
The new banknote commemorative of the 75th Anniversary of Independence was officially presented today. A total of 75 million notes...
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Aug-16-2020
Indonesia – New commemorative banknote.
You saw it here first! Bank Negara Indonesia announced that it will issue tomorrow 17 August 2020 a new...
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Aug-7-2020
Iran – New “Iranian Cheque” of one million rials.
You saw it first here! Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented...
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Jul-29-2020
Philippines – New improved banknotes.
You saw it first here! The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced today that it has launched enhanced banknotes that...
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Jul-26-2020
Nepal – New banknote with twin Asian elephants.
Nepal Rastra Bank has issued this Wednesday a modified banknote of 1,000 rupees (NPR1,000.8). It is dated 2019 and shows...
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Jul-20-2020
Bangladesh – New security band on 1,000 taka banknote.
You saw it here first! The 1,000 taka banknotes dated 2020 (BDT1,000.2C) have a new security band, provided by...
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Jul-17-2020
Myanmar – New 500 kyat banknote to be issued on Sunday.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Myanmar will issue its new banknote of 500 kyat (MMK500.3)...
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Jul-9-2020
Oman – New commemorative banknote, Sixth family of notes announced.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Oman announced today that it will issue this month...
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Jul-8-2020
China – New banknote of 5 yuan.
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Jun-19-2020
Myanmar – New banknote of 500 kyats.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of Myanmar announced yesterday, 18 June 2020, that on...
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Jun-17-2020
Myanmar – More new notes to be issued.
U Soe Min, Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, declared on Monday that the image of Independence hero General...
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Jun-9-2020
Cambodia – National Bank recalls small U.S.dollar banknotes.
The National Bank of Cambodia has instructed on 27 May 2020 all commercial banks and micro-finance institutions to send it...
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May-10-2020
Japan – New banknotes encourage matsumata growing.
Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The planned introduction of Japan’s new 10,000-yen bills in fiscal 2024 has been inspiring domestic growers...
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May-4-2020
Macao – Updated banknotes for Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China.
The Executive Council of the Special Administrative Region of Macao has authorized both issuing banks to issue new families of...
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May-4-2020
Iran – Redenomination.
The Iranian parliament voted today to approve the creation o a new monetary unit, the toman, equal to 10,000 current...
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Apr-27-2020
Kazakhstan. Banknotes to be demonetized.
The following banknotes issued in 2006 will lose all value at the dates indicated: 1,000 tenge (KZT1,000.3)...
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Apr-27-2020
Kazakhstan – Banknote retired from circulation.
The notes of 500 tenge issued in 2006 (KZT500.3 and 500.4) will cease to be legal tender on 10...
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Mar-27-2020
Cambodia – De-dollarization.
According to many reports published in the local press, the National Bank of Cambodia is promoting the use of local...
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Mar-5-2020
Saudi Arabia – On presenting counterfeit banknotes for exchange.
New rules establish that if someone presents outmoded or unfit banknotes for redemption at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority. and...
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Feb-20-2020
Iran – Re-denomination process advancing.
Re-denomination of the Iranian currency by removing four zeros will be discussed in a future Parliament session. If approved, it...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes are being destroyed in some areas.
The Guangzhou branch of China’s central bank decided to destroy banknotes collected by hospitals, buses,and markets in the region as...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes cleaned to stop spread of coronavirus.
Used banknotes are sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, Central Bank says. Banks use UV...
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Feb-11-2020
Uzbekistan – No re-denomination or larger banknotes.
Behzod Khamroyev, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, declared on 1 February that there are...
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Feb-11-2020
India: New one rupee banknote.
The Government of India announced in a Gazette Notification on 7 February that it will issue a new 1 rupee...
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Feb-7-2020
Mongolia – New banknotes, withdrawal of some older ones.
Mongolbank, the Central Bank of Mongolia has announced today that it will issue next Monday improved banknotes of 20,000...
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Feb-5-2020
Lebanon – New 50,000 livres banknote.
The banknote of the 50,000 livres dated 2016 (on top) and the new one dated 2019 recently issued,...
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Jan-23-2020
Yemen – One country, two currencies.
Recently the Houthis, who control the Northern part of Yemen, have declared illegal the newer banknotes issued by the Central...
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Jan-23-2020
Lebanon – New date on current 50,000 lives banknote.
Banque du Liban has announced that on 21 January 2020 has issued notes of 50,000 Lebanese pounds (LBP50,000.4) dated 1.1.2019...
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Jan-13-2020
Yemen: Houthis ban Aden issued currency.
Up to very recently the notes issued by the rival Central Banks located in Sana’a in the North, and Aden...
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Jan-8-2020
Sri Lanka – New commemorative banknote, Improved current family.
Marking its 70th anniversary, the Central Bank is planning to issue a commemorative coin of Rs. 20 and a new...
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Jan-7-2020
Myanmar – New banknote of 1,000 kyats issued.
On January 4, to mark the 72nd Anniversary of Independence, the Central Bank of Myanmar started distributing the new banknote...
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Jan-7-2020
Afghanistan – New banknotes not printed on polymer.
The Afghani government has decided to have the banknotes to be contracted with PWPW SA in Poland to be printed...
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Jan-6-2020
Afghanistan – Banknotes to be printed in Poland.
The Polish National Procurement Authority has contracted with PW PW, S.A in Poland the printing of new banknotes with a...
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Jan-2-2020
Hong Kong – Date of issue of new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars confirmed.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority confirmed that the new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars will be issued on January...
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Dec-31-2019
Hong Kong – New 20 and 50 dollar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed media posts, the new 20 and 50 dollar banknotes of the three Hong Kong banks will be...
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Dec-26-2019
Yemen – Houthi war on banknotes.
The Houthi rebels forbad the use of recent banknotes issued by the legitimate government in the last two years. Holders...
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Dec-20-2019
Myanmar – New banknote.
The Central Bank of Myanmar announced the issuing of new 1,000-kyat (MMK1,000.3) currency notes with the image of late national...
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Dec-20-2019
Turkey – Banknotes in “yeni” lira demonetized on 31 December.
The time to redeem Turkish banknotes denominated in “yeni” (new) lira expires on 31 December. The banknotes to be demonetized...
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Dec-18-2019
Philippines – New coin of 20 Piso to replace banknotes.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday launched new coins of 20 piso, which will gradually replace the banknotes of the...
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Dec-16-2019
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
On the occasion of the Centennial of the birth of Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation, Bangladesh Bank will...
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Dec-11-2019
Bangladesh – Change of color on 50 Taka banknotes.
Bangladesh Bank announced today that it will issue on 15 December 2019 a new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.3). The...
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Nov-12-2019
China People’s Republic – Cashless brings problems to visitors.
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an article describing the problems that “going cashless” creates for visitors who wish to...
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Nov-7-2019
Lebanon – New improved banknote of 20,000 livres.
The Banque du Liban has issued on 6 November 2019 an improved banknote of 20,000 livres (LBP20,000.3.C). It is similar...
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Oct-31-2019
Kazakstan – Coins to replace 200 tenge banknotes.
The National Bank of Kazakstan informed on 17 October 2019 that new coins of 200 tenge will replace the banknotes...
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Oct-24-2019
Pakistan – High Denomination Notes Improved in 2017.
In addition to the enlarged OVI seal on the 500; 1,000 and 5,000 rupees notes after 2017, other improvements were...
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Oct-21-2019
Macau – Commemorative banknotes of the 20th Anniversary of the return of Macau to China.
The Banco da China and the Banco Nacional Ultramarino have issued today new banknotes of 20 patacas commemorative of the Return of...
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Oct-16-2019
Pakistan – Varieties in the OVI seal on current notes.
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Oct-8-2019
Cambodia – Picture of new commemorative banknote.
Here is a picture of the new 15,000 riel banknote (KHR15,000.1) soon to be issued to commemorate the 15th Anniversary...