Europe

• Jul-5-2022

  Russia – Antimicrobial properties in new banknote of 100 rubles.

  Arkady Trachuk, General Director of Goznak, said today in an interview with RIA Novosti, that the new banknotes of 100...

• Jul-5-2022

  Russia – Designs for new banknotes of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles selected.

  Arkady Trachuk, General Director of Goznak, declared today that the motifs for the new banknotes of 1,000 rubles (RUB1,000.4) and...

• Jul-1-2022

  Belarus – New banknote of 100 rubliei issued today.

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• Jun-30-2022

  Russia – Cryptic reference to the year of issue in new banknote. “Spying” rumors.

  Bank Rossiya confirmed that the time, 20.22 in the 24h notation, shown on the clock in the Spasskaya Tower on its new...

• Jun-28-2022

  Russia – Bank Rossiya will present a new 100 rubles note.

  Bank Rossiya will present its new modernized 100 rubles banknote (RUB100.6) at a press conference to take place on 30...

• Jun-23-2022

  England / Scotland / Northern Ireland – 100 days to use or deposit paper £20 and £50 banknotes.

  The last date to use paper notes of 20 pounds of the J.W.Turner type (GBP-BoE20.5) and 50 pounds of the...

• Jun-22-2022

  Belarus – New improved banknote of 100 rubliei.

  The National Bank of Belarus announced on 20 June 2022 that it will issue on 1st July 2022 an improved...

• May-15-2022

  Bulgaria: Adoption of euro planned for 1.1.2024.

  Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth, declared that steps are being taken for the adoption of the euro as...

• May-11-2022

  European Union – Gold coins and bullion to be declared as cash.

  As of 3 June 2021 any person entering or leaving the European Union with 10,000 euros or more must include...

• May-8-2022

  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Currency import-export declaration limit changed to EUR 10,000.

  The amount for the requirement to declare the import or export of currency by travelers has been raised from BAM...

• May-1-2022

  Russia – Russian Bank Association asks for delay in the release of new proposed banknotes.

  The Russian Bank Association has requested Bank Rossiya to delay the release of its new family of banknotes. Their concern...

• Apr-29-2022

  Ukraine – Russian currency to circulate in Kherson.

  The Russian occupation forces in Kherson have decided to transition from the Ukrainian hryvnia to the Russian ruble as of...

• Apr-14-2022

  Poland – Date of issue of the “Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border” special banknote announced.

  The  banknote of 20 zlotych with the theme “Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border” announced in November (PLN20.14). will be released...

• Apr-4-2022

  Scotland – New Bank of Scotland £100 polymer banknote in May.

  Bank of Scotland, a member of Lloyds Bank Group, has unveiled today its new polymer banknote of 100 pounds (SCO-BS100.3)...

• Apr-2-2022

  European Union – Exchange of hryvnia by refugees.

  The European Commission is developing a procedure to allow Ukrainian refugees in the European Union to convert up to 10,000...

• Apr-1-2022

  Czech Republic – Commemorative banknote issued.

  The Check National Bank has issued on 30 March 2022 its previously announced banknote of 100 korun (CZK100.4) commemorative of...

• Mar-21-2022

  Poland – Delay on the release of the “Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border” banknote.

     You saw it here first… The release of the special banknote 0f 20 zlotych (PLN20.14) with the theme “Protection...

• Mar-16-2022

  Russia – Currency import/export and exchange restrictions.

  The export of amounts of or over USD10,000 or its equivalent is forbidden, even if it can be shown that...

• Mar-10-2022

  Russia – New 100 rubles banknote to be issued soon. (CORRECTED).

  According to an article in ABNews published in January the release to circulation of the new polymer 100 rubles (RUB100.6)...

• Mar-9-2022

  Russia – Sales of foreign currency to citizens suspended for six months.

  Russia’s Central Bank has banned today sales of foreign currency to citizens for six months, until 9 September 2022. according...

• Mar-2-2022

  Russia – Leaving country with money limited to USD10,000.

  Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, signed today a decree which does not allow people to leave the country with more than...

• Mar-1-2022

  Czech – Withdrawal of many banknotes issued between 1995 and 1999.

  Česka narodni banka has decided to withdraw from circulation as of 1 July 2022 all it banknotes of 100 through...

• Jan-25-2022

  Northern Ireland – First Trust Bank to cease issuing banknotes.

  First Trust Bank will cease issuing banknotes. Current notes can be used until 30 June 2022. After that date these...

• Jan-20-2022

  European Monetary Union – Soiled 200 euro banknotes.

  French investigators found in Limoges, France, a part of the treasure in 200 euro banknotes stolen in 2017. In 2010...

• Jan-17-2022

  Albania – New banknotes of 500 and 2,000 leke issued today.

  New banknotes of 500 lekë (ALL500.4) and 2,000 lekë (ALL2,000.2) issued today complete the new family of notes. The motifs...

• Jan-15-2022

  Czech Republic – Commemorative banknotes.

  The Czech National National Bank plans to issue in March a banknote 0f 100 korun, part of a set o...

• Jan-3-2022

  Poland – Details of “Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border” banknote.

     You saw it here first… The denomination of the banknote with the theme “Protection of Poland’s Eastern Border”  announced...

• Dec-29-2021

  European Monetary Union – Problems with 200 euro banknotes of the 2002 Series.

  Extreme care should be taken when accepting banknotes of 200 euros of the 2002 First Series (EUR200.1) with signs of...

• Dec-23-2021

  Albania – A glimpse of the yet to be issued 500 and 2,000 leke banknote.

       You saw this first here… Gent Sejko, Governor of Bank of Albania, informed yesterday at a press conference...

• Dec-20-2021

  Portugal – Escudo banknotes to be demonetized soon.

  These Portuguese banknotes will cease to be redeemable by 28 February 2022. PTE500.13  500 escudos 1997-2000  Ch.13   PTE1,000.13  1,000...

• Dec-19-2021

  Albania – A glimpse of the yet to be issued 500 and 2,000 leke banknote.

  In a photo shown in the Home webpage of Bank of Albania there is a glimpse of a fragment of...

• Dec-6-2021

  European Monetary Union – New banknotes in 2025.

     You saw it first here… In a press release issued today the European Central Bank announced that it plans...

• Dec-2-2021

  Gibraltar – New £5 banknote; old one withdrawn.

     You saw it first here… The Government of Gibraltar has issued today a new banknote of 5 pounds (GIP5.6)...

• Nov-27-2021

  Romania – Image of the polymer replica of the 1881 banknote.

  This is the image of the polymer replica of the first banknote issued by the National Bank of Romania, which...

• Nov-26-2021

  Romania – First Romanian banknote reprinted on polymer.

  The National Bank of Romania will offer on 1st December 2021 a reprint on polymer of their first banknote issued...

• Nov-17-2021

  Scotland – New commemorative banknote.

     You saw it first here… Royal Bank of Scotland has issued 350 special banknotes of 20 pounds (SCO-RB20.4) to...

• Nov-17-2021

  Ukraine – New commemorative banknotes this week.

     You saw it first here… The National Bank of Ukraine will issue this Friday 19 November 2021 new banknotes...

• Nov-15-2021

  Poland – New commemorative banknote.

     You saw it first here…  It was announced today that Prof. Adam Glapinski, President of the Narodowy Bank Polski,...

• Oct-19-2021

  Poland – New commemorative banknote.

      You saw it here first… Narodowy Bank Polski will issue on 9 November a new banknote commemorative of late...

• Oct-11-2021

  Russia – Argentina’s Navy Training Frigate “Libertad” on Russian banknotes.

  Igor Krylkov revealed in an interview with MKRU that when he was commissioned to design the 1995 banknote of 500,000...

• Sep-29-2021

  England – One year left to spend paper 20 and 50 pounds banknotes.

     You saw it first here… Bank of England announced today that paper notes of 20 pounds (BBP-BoE20.5) and 50...

• Sep-14-2021

  Croatia – Preparatives for access to the European Monetary Union.

  According to several publications Croatia is on track to adopt the euro in 2023, if it complies with the conditions...

• Sep-1-2021

  Poland – New commemorative banknote.

  Narodowy Bank Polski announced in its Numismatic program that it plans to release in November 2022 a new banknote of...

• Jun-26-2021

  Scotland – Royal Bank of Scotland to issue new 50 pounds polymer banknote.

     You saw it first here… Flora Stevenson is being portrayed on the new 50 pounds banknote (SCO-RB50.2) to be...

• Jun-24-2021

  SPAIN – Banco de España simplified peseta note exchange. It may extend validity.

  Banco de España announced that it will stop requiring appointments to exchange peseta notes and coins. Instead it will receive...

• Jun-23-2021

  England – New 50 pounds note issued today, paper notes of 20 and 50 pounds to be be withdrawn from circulation.

  Bank of England issues today the new polymer banknote of 50 pounds. The note will be distributed to the public...

• Jun-22-2021

  SPAIN – Peseta Banknotes cease to be redeemable at the end of the month.

  Banco de España will stop exchanging banknotes and coins denominated in pesetas at the end of the month. The original...

• Jun-16-2021

  Albania – New banknotes issued.

  Bank of Albania introduced yesterday 15 June 2021 its new banknotes of 1,000 lekë (ALL1,000.3) and 10,000 lekë (ALL10,000.1). The...

• May-3-2021

  North Macedonia – New 10 dinars banknote with new country name.

  The previously announced polymer 10 dinars notes (MKD10.3) with the name of the issuer changed to Народна банка на Република...

• Apr-21-2021

  Albania – Probable design of the new 10,000 lekë banknote.

     You saw it first here… In an article published in the webpage of the Escuela de Arte de Oviedo...

• Apr-13-2021

  Russia – Izvestia’s New Banknote project.

     You saw it first here… Izvestia has launched the “New Banknotes Project”. Russians are asked to participate in the...