Jan-2-2020
Bahamas – Project Sand dollar.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas will introduce a digital version of the Bahamian dollar. The initiative is named “Sand...
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Dec-14-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Guidelines for paper $100 banknotes coming soon.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has advised yesterday that formal guidelines for the redemption of paper banknotes of...
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Dec-10-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Paper 100’s demonetized after end of year.
Act No. 22 of 2019 establishes that paper 100 dollar banknotes (TTD100.1; TTD100.2; TTD100.3 and TTD100.4) will cease to be legal...
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Dec-9-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Paper $100 notes to be retired by year’s end.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago announced today that all current paper 100 dollar banknotes (TTD100.1; TTD100.2; TTD100.3 and...
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Dec-2-2019
Cuba – Is the “peso convertible” on the way out?
Recent measures taken by the Banco Central de Cuba and other entities are diminishing the role of the CUC, the...
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Nov-16-2019
Cuba – New commemorative banknote.
The Banco Central de Cuba has issued yesterday a special banknote of 500 pesos (CUP500.2) to commemorate the 500th Anniversary...
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Oct-30-2019
Cayman Islands – New commemorative banknote.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority is working on the issue of a new banknote of 1 dollar (KYD1.6) to commemorate...
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Oct-4-2019
The Bahamas – New $50 banknote released; $100 to follow soon.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has released yesterday, 3 October 2019, its new banknote of 50 dollars of the...
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Oct-3-2019
The Bahamas – New CRISP Evolution $50 unveiled.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas introduced on 2 October 2019 its new banknote of 50 dollars (BSD50.5), the sixth...
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Sep-27-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New banknote of 10 dollars issued.
The new polymer banknotes of 10 dollars (XCD10.6) are in circulation in Grenada and Saint Vincent. Courtesy: East Caribbean Central...
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Aug-15-2019
Eastern Caribbean Monetary Union – New $20 and $100 banknotes
The new polymer banknote of 100 dollars (XCD100.7) has been released to circulation a few days ago, and...
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Jul-14-2019
Dominican Republic – New banknotes.
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana informed last Friday that it will issue on September 15 a new banknote...
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May-19-2019
Aruba – New family of banknotes presented.
Mrs. Jane Semeleer, presidetnt of the Central Bank of Aruba, presented on May 17 the new 2019 family of banknotes...
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Apr-23-2019
Jamaica – New printer for 500 dollars banknote.
The current type banknotes of 500 dollars dated 01.06.2018 (JMD500.1E) are printed by De La Rue. Courtesy: Gabriel’s Numismatic Market,...
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Apr-18-2019
Aruba – New 2019 banknotes.
The Banco Central di Aruba announced today in a press release that it plans to issue a new family of...
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Mar-21-2019
Bahamas – New CRISP Evolution 3 dollars note.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced today that on March 28, 2019 it will issue a new banknote...
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Mar-14-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New details about their new polymer banknotes.
Mr Robert Humphrey, Acting Director of the Currency Management Department of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, provided in an interview...
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Mar-6-2019
Eastern Caribbean – Digital currency.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the Barbados-based fintech company Bitt Inc. have signed a contract to conduct a blockchain-issued...
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Feb-14-2019
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 50 pesos dominicanos.
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana will start circulating tomorrow a modified banknote of 50 pesos dominicanos (DOP50.7) which...
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Jan-25-2019
Bahamas – New banknote of 1/2 dollar.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas issued yesterday a new banknote of 1/2 dollar (BSDo.50.3) of the “CRISP Evolution” family,...
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Jan-12-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New banknotes soon.
According to an article published today in Loop in St. Lucia the vertical polymer banknotes of 20 (XCD20.6)...
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Nov-26-2018
Curaçao and St Maarten – Counterfeit notes.
According to an article published by Curaçao Chronicle on October 7 the Central Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten has...
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Oct-22-2018
Curaçao and St. Maarten – New banknotes
The Central Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten is preparing banknotes denominated in Caribbean guilders, which will incorporate new advanced...
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Oct-19-2018
Dominican Republic – New banknote
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Oct-2-2018
Bahamas – New banknote
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has issued on September 27 a new banknote of 20 dollars (BSD20.6) of the...
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Sep-9-2018
Eastern Caribbean States – New banknotes
The Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank decided in its meeting of 17 February 2018 to switch to...
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Aug-29-2018
Curaçao & St Martin – Forged banknotes
The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten gave details about some forged banknotes of 100 gulden (ANG100.4) and...
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Aug-2-2018
Curaçao and St Maarten – New family of notes
According to some sources the Central Bank of Curaçao and St Maarten is planning to issue a new family of...
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Aug-2-2018
Aruba – New family of notes.
The Banco Central di Aruba is working on a new family of notes to be issued around 2020. Subscribe now...
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Jun-2-2018
Curaçao and St. Martin
The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten has decided to retire from circulation the banknotes of the “Bird Series”...
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Apr-18-2018
Cuba
There is a lively parallel market for U.S. dollars in Cuba, as seen in ads published in the webpage Revolico....
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Mar-2-2018
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority is issuing banknotes of the 2014 Series. So far the 1 dollar (KYD1.5B), 5 dollars...
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Feb-27-2018
Barbados
The Central Bank of Barbados informed on February 23 that some faulty banknotes of 50 (BBD50.3) and 100 dollars...
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Jan-7-2018
Cuba
After Raul Castro advocated in Parliament for the prompt elimination of the dual currency system, the Convertible peso lost some...
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Dec-30-2017
The Bahamas
The Central Bank of the Bahamas issued a warning about a dangerous counterfeit of 100 dollars banknotes of the series...
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Dec-28-2017
Jamaica
Passengers arriving to Jamaica with currency local or foreign in excess of USD1,000 or equivalent must declare it to Customs,...
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Dec-15-2017
Jamaica
The banknotes of 500 (JMD500.1D) and 1,000 dollars (JMD1,000.1D) dated 2017 have been printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire. There will...
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Oct-31-2017
Eastern Caribbean
In its meeting of October 20 the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council approved the issue of a new banknote...
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Oct-4-2017
Dominican Republic
To commemorate its 70th Anniversary the Banco Central de la República Dominicana has issued today a new banknote of 500...
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Oct-1-2017
The Bahamas
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has issued on September 27th a 1 dollar new banknote (BSD1.5), the second value...
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Sep-12-2017
Anguilla
While the Eastern Caribbean dollar is the official currency of Anguilla, United States dollars are widely preferred. It has been...
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Aug-3-2017
Bahamas
The Central Bank of the Bahamas will issue in October a “CRISP Evolution” 1 dollar (BSD1.5) note banknote. Courtesy: Central...
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Jul-12-2017
Dominican Republic
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana has a policy of refusing to exchange banknotes with “excessive” writings on them....
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Jun-13-2017
The Bahamas
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has decided to have its new “Crisp Evolution” 50 dollar notes printed on Durasafe™,...