Sep-29-2019
Georgia: New 10 lari banknote.
The redesigned 10 lari banknotes (GEL10.3) presented in July will be released to circulation on 2 October 2019. Source:...
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Sep-2-2019
Hong Kong – New 100 dollar notes to be issued on September 3.
Hong Kong’s three...
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Aug-30-2019
India – Varnished notes will be issued.
The Reserve Bank of India is planning to improve the durability of its banknotes by applying a coat of...
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Aug-28-2019
Brunei – New polymer commemorative banknote sheet.
The Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam has issued on 23 August “2-in-1 Uncut Sheets” of a new polymer banknote of 1...
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Aug-5-2019
Oman – Expired banknotes.
The Central Bank of Oman has published on 28 July on its webpage a...
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Aug-1-2019
Oman – Will the exchange of older notes be extended?
The Central Bank of Oman “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019 to replace expired...
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Jul-31-2019
Iran – Currency redenomination.
The Iranian Cabinet approved today the redenomination of the Iranian currency, creating a new unit, the toman equal to 10,000...
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Jul-18-2019
The Philippines – Banknote of 20 pesos to be replaced by coin.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will replace the banknotes of 20 piso (PHP20.2) with a coin, which are to be...
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Jul-16-2019
India – The Reserve Bank of India will offer a mobile app for currency verification.
The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually impaired people identify current banknotes....
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Jul-10-2019
Yemen – New 100 rials banknote to be issued soon.
The containers with these banknotes of 100 rials dated 2018 (YER100.3) have been finally released to the Central Bank of...
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Jul-5-2019
Kuwait: Spurious altered banknotes.
Criminals are trying to pass Kuwaiti banknotes of 20 dinars altered to show a 2000 dinars face value. This fraud...
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Jul-3-2019
Philippines – Improved banknotes in 2020.
Benjamin Diokno, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, announced today that improved banknotes will be issued next year. In...
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Jul-1-2019
Oman – Older notes withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of Oman has “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019, to replace...
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Jun-29-2019
Russia – Banknotes to be varnished.
Bank Rossiya, the central Bank of Russia, has decided to apply a coat of varnish to the notes of 100...
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Jun-17-2019
Singapore – More Bicentennial Commemorative notes to be issued.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that due to “strong public demand” it will issue 2 million more Bicentennial...
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Jun-5-2019
Singapore – New commemorative banknote.
Halimah Yacob, Singapore’s President, launched today a new banknote of 20 dollars (SGD20.2) commemorative of Singapore’s Bicentennial, which marks 200 years...
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Jun-2-2019
OMAN – Upgraded new banknote.
The Central Bank of Oman has issued today an improved banknote of 50 rials (OMR50.3B). The improvements are: Front: A...
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May-24-2019
Myanmar – The Central Bank halts use of foreign currency.
The Central Bank of Myanmar is attempting to curb the use of foreign currency in private payments, as it tries...
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May-24-2019
India – New 20 Rupees banknote issued.
The new banknotes of 20 rupees (INR20.6) announced in late April are already in circulation. Courtesy: Claudio Marana. Click here...
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May-22-2019
Bangladesh – Improved note.
Bangladesh Bank will issue tomorrow May 23 a new banknote of 1,000 taka (BDT1,000.2) with improved security devices It will...
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May-19-2019
Myanmar – New banknotes in 2020.
Myanmar’s Parliament approved on May 17 the issue of a new family of notes with the portrait of General Aung...
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Apr-30-2019
Maldive Islands – Redemption restrictions.
We have been informed that the Maldives Monetary Authority has a limit of MVR15,000 per month and per person for...
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Apr-27-2019
India – New banknote of 20 rupees.
The Reserve Bank of India announced yesterday that it will issue soon a new banknote of 20 Rupees (INR20.6). It...
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Apr-26-2019
Azerbaijan – Polymer banknotes.
Elman Rustamov, Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, announced that the bank plans to migrate in the future to...
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Apr-18-2019
China People’s Republic – Gradual withdrawal of 1 yuan banknotes.
According to CCTV finance, the People’s Bank of China will stop the circulation of the 1 yuan notes (CNY1.2) in...
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Apr-16-2019
China – Redemption of 4th Series of RMB Notes.
Notes of the 4th Series of the RMB issued by the People’s Bank of China dated between 1980 and 1996...
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Apr-15-2019
Macau – New banknotes commemorative of the 20 Years of Macau’s return to China.
Banco da China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino will issue later this year banknotes of 20 patacas (MOP-BdC20.5 and MOP-BNU20.4) commemorative of...
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Apr-9-2019
Korea, Rep. of – New Japanese 10,000 yen banknote controversial.
The announced future issue of the 10,000 yen (JPY10,000.4) new banknote with the portrait of Eiichi Shibusawa has reopened old...
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Apr-9-2019
Japan – New banknotes in 2024.
Taro Aso, Finance Minister, announced today that Bank of Japan will introduce in 2024 new banknotes of 1,000 (JPY1,000.5),...
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Apr-8-2019
Yemen – New 100 rials.
The new 100 rials banknote (YER100.5) is due to be issued in the next couple of weeks. Courtesy: Gabriel Numismatic...
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Mar-19-2019
Azerbaijan – Updated new banknote.
The Azerbaican Merkezi Bankı has issued yesterday March 18 an updated new banknote of 10 manat (AZN10.2) to reflect its change...
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Mar-6-2019
Bangladesh – Improved 100 taka banknotes.
Bangladesh Bank announced that it will issue tomorrow March 7, improved new banknotes of 100 taka (BDT100.5C). These notes will...
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Mar-3-2019
Iran – New “Iran cheque”.
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has recently issued a new “Iran cheque” of 500,000 rials (IRR500,000.3)....
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Feb-25-2019
Yemen – New banknote issued.
The new banknote of 100 rials (YER100.5) printed in Russia has been issued today. Courtesy: Fawzi Alali. Click here to...
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Feb-24-2019
Mongolia – Improved new banknote of 5,000 tugruk released to circulation.
The new banknote of 5,000 togrog (MNT5,000.3) with improved security devices. is in circulation. Source: Altangerel Sanjaajamts. Click here to...
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Feb-22-2019
Kazakhstan – Kazakh language only on currency.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, banned by decree the use of other languages in current coins and banknotes. The decree...
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Feb-17-2019
Uzbekistan – New banknote of 100,000 sum.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan announced that it will issue on 25 February 2019 its new bank...
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Jan-28-2019
Uzbekistan – Broken equipment delays release of 100,000 sum new banknotes.
According to news published in Tashkent the two printing machines broke down in the facility involved in the production of...
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Jan-23-2019
Hong Kong – New 500 dollar notes.
Bank of China, HSBC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, the three Hong Kong issuing banks, released yesterday on the occasion...
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Jan-22-2019
Israel – Law for Reduction of Cash Use.
As of January 1st the Law for the Reduction of Cash Use enacted in March 2018 is in force. These...
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Jan-21-2019
Nepal – Large Indian banknotes banned.
Nepal Rastra Bank announced a ban on all Indian banknotes of denominations higher than 100 rupees. Nepalese individuals, businesses and...
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Jan-18-2019
Syria – Coins to replace 50 pounds notes.
The Central Bank of Syria released to circulation coins of 50 Syrian pounds, which will eventually replace the banknotes...
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Jan-16-2019
Uzbekistan – New banknote of 100,000 sum.
The Central Bank informed that the Senate approved yesterday the design of the new banknote of 100,000 sum (UZS100,000.1). Details...
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Jan-14-2019
Uzbekistan – Central Bank denies reports about redenomination.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan denied reports about currency redenomination, and declared that while a new banknote will be issued,...
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Jan-14-2019
Singapore – New variety on 50 dollars banknote.
Banknotes of 50 dollars with three solid stars on the back (SGD50.2I) have appeared in the market. Courtesy noteshobby Click...
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Jan-13-2019
Uzbekistan – New banknote of 100,000 sum; redenomination and withdrawal.
According to several publications Shavkat Mirziyayev, president of Uzbekistan, ordered the issue of new banknotes of 100,000 sum (UZS100,000.1) to...
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Jan-11-2019
Mongolia – Improved new banknotes.
Bank of Mongolia announced that it will issue in 2019 improved notes of 5,000 (MNT5,000.3), 10,000 (MNT10,000.3) and 20,000 tugruk...
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Jan-11-2019
Uzbekistan – New banknote of 100,000 sum.
Yesterday, January 10, several foreign sources published the news that the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan will soon...
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Jan-10-2019
Myanmar – Forgeries of 10,000 kyat notes.
News about forged notes of 10,000 kyats (MMK10,000.1 and MMK10,000.2) have led many merchants in Myanmar to refuse them. Several people caught...
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Jan-8-2019
Hong Kong – New HKD500 banknotes.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced today that the three issuing banks will release to circulation the banknotes of 500...
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Jan-7-2019
Iran – Re-denomination.
Abdolnaser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, announced last week that a bill to cut four zeros...