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...
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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...
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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...
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Sep-1-2021
Poland – Nee commemorative banknote.
Narodowy Bank Polski announced in its Numismatic program that it plans to release in November 2022 a new banknote of...
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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...
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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...
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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England – New 50 pounds note issued today, paper notes of 20 and 50 pounds to be be withdrawn from circulation.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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Mar-26-2021
Russia – More details about planned new banknotes.
Mikhail Alekseiev, Deputy Chairman of Bank Rossiya, announced that the Board of Directors of the Bank Rossiya approved a conceptual...
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Mar-25-2021
England – New £50 banknote to be issued in June.
Bank of England made public today the design of the new banknote of 50 pounds (GBP-BoE50.4) honoring Allan Turing, and...
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Mar-23-2021
Russia – New family of banknotes planned.
You saw it here first… Bank of Russia announced in its webpage that it plans to issue a new...
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Feb-24-2021
Scotland – Scottish banknotes and Independence.
According to the Express newspaper Boris Johnson warned Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, that Scottish banknotes will cease to...
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Jan-29-2021
Poland – Possible future issue of 1,000 zlotych notes.
Your saw it here first… Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Deputy Director of the Emission and Treasury of the National Bank of...
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Jan-10-2021
Albania: Details on new banknotes to be issued this year.
You saw it here first… In an article published yesterday by TopNewsMedia in Albania there is a picture...
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Dec-27-2020
European Monetary Union – Coat on 20 euro banknotes.
You saw it first here… According to information provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank the banknotes of 20 euros will...
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Nov-17-2020
Spain – Exchange of peseta banknotes and coins extended for six months.ourt
You saw it here first,,, The Minister Council has decided today to extend the time for the redemption of...
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Nov-17-2020
Denmark – New improved family of notes.
You saw it first here… Danmarks Nationalbank announced today the issue of an improved banknote of 500 kroner (DKK500.7)....
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Oct-14-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank issues new £20 polymer banknote.
You saw it first here… Ulster Bank has issued today to circulation its new polymer banknote of 20 pounds...
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Oct-1-2020
Bulgaria – Withdrawal of 2 leva banknotes.
You saw here first… The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank decided to withdraw...
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Sep-3-2020
Ukraine – Small banknotes retired from circulation.
All banknotes of 1 hryvnia (UAH1.1/2/3) and 2 hryvni (UAH2.1/2/3) will cease to be legal tender at the end of...
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Aug-24-2020
Albania – Issue of 10,000 lekë banknotes delayed.
You saw it here first! Banka e Shqiperisë has informed us that the issue of the new banknote of...
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Aug-17-2020
Denmark – Improved 500 kroner banknote delayed.
You saw it first here! Danmarks Nationalbank is in the process of issuing improved versions of their current banknotes,...
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Aug-14-2020
Bulgaria – New improved banknote of 5 leva.
You saw it first here! Bulgarian National Bank will issue on 4 September 2020 an improved banknote of 5...
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Aug-6-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank £20 polymer change.
To add to yesterday’s posting, here are the photos of both varieties of the Ulster Bank 20 pounds banknote (NIR-UB20.3),...
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Aug-4-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank issue of new £20 banknotes delayed.
You saw it first here! Polymer notes of 5 (NIR-UB5.5) and 10 pounds (NIR-UB10.3) issued by Ulster Bank Limited...
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Jul-10-2020
Northern Ireland – New £20 polymer banknote from Ulster Bank.
You saw it first here! Ulster Bank will issue on July 20 its new 20 pounds banknote (NIR-UB20.3) printed...
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Jul-10-2020
Northern Ireland – Danske Bank to issue £20 polymer note.
You saw it first here! Danske Bank announced today that it will issue on 20 July 2020 a new...
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Jul-6-2020
European Monetary Union – New signature of euro banknotes.
You saw it here first! The European Central Bank announced last week that it will start issuing this week...
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Jul-6-2020
Northern Ireland – Bank of Ireland issues polymer £20 banknote.
You saw it here first! Bank of Ireland, the largest banknote issuer in Northern Ireland, has announced that it...
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Jul-3-2020
Isle of Man – Varieties in the current 10 pound banknotes.
In the recently released notes of 10 pounds (IOM10.1D) with the signature the new Chief Financial Office, Sheila Lowe, the...
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Jun-30-2020
Romania – “World’s best forger” of polymer notes apprehended.
Romanian authorities arrested members of a criminal network responsible for the counterfeiting of thousands of 100 lei polymer banknotes (RON100.1A). ...
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Jun-11-2020
Albania – New 10,000 lëke banknote expected late this year.
Bank of Albania announced that the new banknote of 10,000 lëke (ALL10,000.1) will be released in the last quarter of...
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May-30-2020
Libya – Banknotes seized in Malta.
The United States Department of State issued yesterday 29 May 2020 a press statement commending the Government of Malta for...
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May-22-2020
Bulgaria – Improved new banknote of 10 leva.
The National Bank of Bulgaria announced today that it will issue on 12 June 2020 a new banknote of...
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Mar-18-2020
Belarus – Improved banknotes.
On 23 March 2020 the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus will issue improved banknotes of 20 (BYN20.2) and...
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Mar-5-2020
Scotland – Royal Bank of Scotland new £20 banknote.
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s £20 polymer banknote is released into circulation today. Designed and manufactured by De La Rue...
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Feb-28-2020
Scotland – Bank of Scotland issues commemorative banknote.
In addition to the regular new 20 pounds banknote issued by Bank of Scotland (SCO-BS20.4), another one (SCO-BS20.5) is being...
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Feb-28-2020
Bulgaria – New banknote of 20 leva.
The National Bank of Bulgaria will release to circulation on 20 March 2020 a new banknote of 20 leva dated...
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Feb-24-2020
Ukraine – New 200 given banknote.
The National Bank of Ukraine will issue tomorrow its new banknote of 200 griven. Notes of the current series continue...
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Feb-20-2020
England – Polymer £20 banknote issued today.
The Bank of England has today released to circulation the new polymer banknote of 20 pounds (GBP-BoE20.5). Current paper notes...
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Jan-16-2020
Northern Ireland – Polymer banknote of £20 from Ulster Bank.
Ulster Bank presented its new polymer banknote of 20 pounds (NIR-UB20.3) to be issued soon. The front of the note...
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Dec-27-2019
Belarus – Redemption of banknotes of the 2000 issue.
After 1 January 2020 the banknotes of the 2000 issue may only be exchanged at the National Bank of the...
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Dec-20-2019
Ukraine – New banknote of 50 hryven.
The National Bank of Ukraine issued today its improved banknote of 50 hryven (UKR50.4), which will co-circulate with the current...
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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-4-2019
Romania – Commemorative banknote.
This is the photo of the new banknote of 100 lei commemorative of the Centennial of the Completion of...
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Nov-28-2019
Romania – New commemorative banknote.
Banca Nationala a Romaniei will issue on 1 December 2019 a polymer banknote of 100 le1 (RON100.3) commemorative of the...
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Nov-27-2019
European Monetary Union – Christine Lagarde signature ceremony.
Christine Lagarde signs euro banknote in ceremony in Frankfurt. Her signature will appear in all euro notes. Source: Frankfurt Allgemeine...