Mar-8-2022
Jamaica – New polymer family of banknotes.
Dr. Nigel Clarke, Finance and Public Service Minister, announced this afternoon that Bank of Jamaica will issue a completely...
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Jan-29-2022
Guyana – New polymer commemorative banknote.
You saw it first here… As reported today by several local sources Bank of Guyana will issue in...
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Dec-30-2021
Cuba – Redemption of pesos convertibles ends tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the last day for Cubans to redeem banknotes denominated in “Pesos Convertibles”. First issued in 1994 by Banco...
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Dec-2-2021
Dominican Republic – Banknote of 2,000 pesos dated 2021 issued.
You saw it here first… The Banco Central de la República Dominicana announced today the release to circulation of...
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Oct-29-2021
Trinidad and Tobago – Status of paper 50 dollar notes.
As there were doubts about the validity of cotton paper banknotes of 50 dollars (TTD50.2 and TTD50.3) the Bankers Association...
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Oct-5-2021
Trinidad and Tobago – Paper notes to be withdrawn from circulation.
The cotton paper notes of 1 through 20 dollars will cease to be legal tender as of 31 December 2021....
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Sep-30-2021
Eastern Caribbean – Paper notes are legal tender and in circulation.
All paper notes issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank are legal tender and in full circulation. When deposited to...
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Sep-30-2021
Bahamas – New 100 dollars banknote to be issued in October.
You saw it here first… The Central Bank of The Bahamas announced yesterday that it will issue its new...
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Sep-29-2021
Dominican Republic – New segmented security thread on 200 pesos banknotes.
You saw it first here… Banco Central de la República Dominicana informed yesterday that it will release to circulation...
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Sep-10-2021
Dominican Republic – New segmented security thread on 1000 pesos banknotes.
You saw it first here… Banco Central de la República Dominicana informed today that on Monday 13 September 2021...
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Sep-8-2021
Cuba: Modified watermarks in large denominations.
According to a posting in the webpage of the Banco Central de Cuba the image in the watermark of the...
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Aug-13-2021
Bahamas – Arthur D. Hanna replaces the Queen on new 100 dollars banknote.
You saw it here first… The new banknote of 100 dollars (BSD100.5) to be issued in September will honor...
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Jul-30-2021
Cuba – Forgeries of 1,000 pesos banknotes.
You saw it first here… It has been reported in social media that there are forged banknotes of 1,000...
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Jul-29-2021
The Bahamas – CRISP Evolution 100 dollars note to be issued in September.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas will issue the 100 dollars banknote of the CRISP Evolution series (BSD100.5) in September....
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Jun-16-2021
Cuba – Redemption of pesos convertibles extended.
You saw it first here… According to news published today 16 June 2021 by Granma an Executive Order of...
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May-26-2021
The Bahamas – CRISP Evolution 100 dollars note to be issued soon.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas plans to issue the 100 dollars banknote of the CRISP Evolution series (BSD100.5) in...
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Apr-17-2021
Haiti – New high denomination banknotes.
You saw it here first… Jean Baden Dubois, President of the Banque de la République d’Haïti, has announced on...
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Mar-22-2021
Eastern Caribbean – Polymer note of 5 dollars is in circulation.
You saw it here first… The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has today released to circulation in St.Kitts and Nevis...
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Feb-9-2021
Eastern Caribbean – Five dollar polymer note to circulate in late March.
Rosbert Humphrey, Acting Director of the Currency Management Department of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, announced that the new polymer...
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Jan-28-2021
Trinidad and Tobago – New banknotes of 1 and 50 dollars.
You saw it here first… The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced on its webpage on 25...
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Dec-11-2020
Cuba – End of pesos convertibles.
Miguel Díaz Canel, Cuba’s president, and Raul Castro, heard of the Cuban Communist Party, announced late yesterday that the...
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Oct-29-2020
Trinidad & Tobago – New polymer banknotes to be issued next week.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that on November 2 it will release to circulation its new...
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Oct-16-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – New polymer banknotes to be issued in November..
You saw it first here… Nicole Crooks, Industrial and External Relations manager of the Central Bank of Trinidad and...
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Sep-21-2020
Bahamas – New 5 dollars banknote.
As we reported on 19 August the Central Bank of the Bahamas will issue on 23 September a new banknote...
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Sep-3-2020
Dominican Republic – New security thread on 2,000 pesos banknote.
You saw it first here! Banco Central de la República Dominicana will issue tomorrow, 4 September 2020, a new...
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Aug-19-2020
Eastern Caribbean States – Probable date of issue of new 5 dollar notes.
You saw it here first! The new polymer banknotes of 5 dollars (XCD5.6) are expected to be released...
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Aug-19-2020
Bahamas – New CRISP Evolution 5 dollars banknote.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of the Bahamas has informed us that the new banknote of...
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Aug-7-2020
Cuba – MLC stores opened in July.
On 20 July the Cuban government has opened a network of “MLC” stores. MLC stands for “Moneda libre convertible” (Freely...
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Aug-6-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – Concept design of new polymer banknote family unveiled.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has unveiled the “concept” design of the...
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Jun-2-2020
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos is in circulation.
The new banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos (DOP500.9) announced recently is in circulation since yesterday, 1 June 2020. It...
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May-30-2020
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos.
Banco Central de la República Dominicana has announced yesterday that it will issue on 20 June 2020 a new banknote of...
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Apr-16-2020
Bahamas – New banknote of 5 dollars.
We have received reports indicating that the new banknotes of 5 dollars of the “CRISP Evolution” family (BSD5.4) are already...
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Apr-12-2020
Jamaica – Correction.
In our posting of 10 April about Crane Currency printed notes we erred. The note of 50 dollars is still...
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Apr-10-2020
Jamaica: New printer for $500 2019 banknote.
Bank of Jamaica has recently released banknotes of 500 dollars (JMD500.1E) printed by Crane Currency. These banknotes are similar...
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Mar-28-2020
Dominican Republic – Central Bank reacts to Covid-19 threat.
Banco Central de la República Dominicana has informed that soon all the banknotes to be issued will disinfected using UV...
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Mar-12-2020
Eastern Caribbean – Polymer five dollars note to be released in September.
Timothy Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, has announced yesterday that the new banknote of 5 dollars...
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Feb-25-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – Details of the new banknotes.
Here are details of the back side of the new polymer banknotes to be issued later this year. Source: hobbyworld...
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Feb-24-2020
Dominican Republic – Correction.
The new family of notes is not yet complete. The banknote of 500 pesos dated 2017 (DOP500.8) has a mention...
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Feb-22-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – Concept designs for new series revealed.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has made public the “concept” design of its new polymer banknotes. ...
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Feb-20-2020
Dominican Republic: New banknote of 1,000 pesos.
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana has issued today a new banknote of 1,000 pesos (DOP1,000.7) with the logo...
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Jan-29-2020
Cayman Islands – New commemorative banknote.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority issued on 28 January 2020 a new one dollar banknote (KYD1.6) commemorative of the 60th...
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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-6-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – New polymer banknote.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago announced that it will release to circulation on 9 December 2019 a new...
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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...