Jun-19-2025
Bulgaria approved to adopt the euro next year.
Bulgaria has been approved on June 4 by the European Commission to adopt the euro as of January 1st, 2026....
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May-21-2025
Transnistria – Modified banknote.
The Pridnestrovian Republican Bank announced that it has yesterday 20 May 2025 released to circulation a modified...
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May-7-2025
Belgium – New rules for the redemption of legacy banknotes.
The National Bank of Belgium will redeem at its counters up to BEF120,000 in Belgian franc banknotes per person, per...
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Apr-10-2025
Russia – Flag to be added to banknotes design. News on future banknote releases.
Vassily Prokofiev, Director of the Bank Rossiya’s Cash Management Department, declared on 7 April that the addition of the Russian...
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Apr-6-2025
Syria – Syrian banknotes to be printed again in Western Europe.
Previous sanctions on Syria, forced the Central Bank to have their banknotes printed by Goznak in Russia. The lifting of...
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Apr-3-2025
Guernsey – Design concepts chosen for new banknotes.
Guernsey has chosen the motifs that will be shown in its new banknotes planned for release in 2027. These are...
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Sep-1-2024
Ukraine – New banknotes with commemorative legend.
On the occasion of the 33rd Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence the National Bank of Ukraine presented a new family of...
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Jun-4-2024
England – New banknotes with portrait of King Charles III will be available tomorrow.
Bank of England will make available tomorrow the new banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III. Exchange of the...
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Apr-29-2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Pre-2012 banknotes to be withdrawn from circulation.
All banknotes of 10; 20; 50 and 100 konvertibilnih maraka issued between 1998 and 2009 will cease to be legal...
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Apr-17-2024
England – Bank of England will make King Charles III banknotes available on 5 June.
Bank of England announced today that the new polymer banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III will be placed...
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Feb-23-2024
Ukraine – New commemorative banknote.
The National Bank of Ukraine has introduced today a new numismatic product, a commemorative banknote of 50 hryven with the...
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Feb-21-2024
England – King Charles III banknotes to enter circulation on 5 June 2024.
Bank of England announced today that the new polymer banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III will be placed...
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Jan-31-2024
KOSOVO – Use of Serbian dinars banned in Kosovo.
The Kosovar Government instituted a rule effective tomorrow 1 February 2024, which bans the use of Serbian currency in the...
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Jan-31-2024
Denmark – A new family of notes will be issued in 2028-29.
Danmarks Nationalbank announced on Monday 29 January 2024 that it is developing the next generation of Danish banknotes. The new...
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Jan-1-2024
Poland – Commemorative collector’s note to be issued in July.
Narodowy Bank Polski has announced that the collector’s banknote of 20 zlotych commemorative of the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw...
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Dec-31-2023
Georgia – Commemorative banknote planned.
On 27 December the National Bank of Georgia announced a competition for the design sketches of a 50 lari collector...
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Dec-20-2023
England – New high quality forgery of 20 pounds banknotes.
High quality forgeries of the current polymer 20 pounds banknotes (GBP-BoE20.5) are being passed in Spain. A local Bureau de...
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Dec-19-2023
Netherlands – Eight euro “note” is not legal tender.
The 8 euro “banknote” honoring Dennis Bergkamp recently reported is a souvenir piece, without legal tender status, akin to the...
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Dec-16-2023
Poland – New banknote to commemorate 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.
Narodowi Bank Polski will issue on 26 July 2024 a 20 zlotych banknote to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the...
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Dec-13-2023
Ukraine – Redemption of older banknotes extended.
The redemption of all banknotes denominated in Hryvnie issued between 1992 and 2003 has been extended past the original 30...
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Dec-12-2023
Netherlands – Eight euro note to honor Dennis Bergkamp.
According to Old Sports the Dutch treasury has instructed Royal Enschede Company, to print a 8 euro banknote (EUR-NL8.1) honoring...
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Nov-30-2023
Faroe Islands – Possible change in their banknote system.
In view of the recent changes in the Danish banknote system, it is possible that older Faroese notes, as well...
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Nov-30-2023
Denmark – Big changes in the banknote system.
Danmarks National Bank published today a series of measures that relate to current and future banknotes. These are: All the...
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Nov-30-2023
European Monetary Union – ECB selects “European culture”and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for future euro notes.
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank today selected “European culture” and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for...
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Oct-25-2023
Czech Republic – Improved banknote of 5,000 koruna issued today.
The Czech National Bank has issued today 25 October 2023 an improved banknote of 5,000 koruna (CZK5,000.1D). It is dated...
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Oct-18-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Central Bank suspends release of new 1,000 rubles note because of religious controversy..
After the Russian Orthodox Church objected that the building that now is the Museum of the History of Statehood of...
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Oct-17-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Goznak describes new Russian banknotes as almost impossible to counterfeit.
“Compared with the previous generation of banknotes, the updated versions have significantly redesigned the security complex, which now...
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Oct-17-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Religious controversy on new banknote.
The Russian Orthodox Church has objected to the fact that the building that now is the Museum of the History...
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Oct-16-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – New banknotes.
Bank Rossiya presented today 16 October 2023 its new banknotes of 1,000 rubles (RUB1,000.4) and 5,000 rubles (RUB5,000.3)....
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Oct-4-2023
Russian Federation: New banknotes of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles to be presented in October
Sergei Belov, Deputy Chairman of Bank Rossiya, announced plans to present the banknotes of the new family of 1,000 rubles...
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Sep-12-2023
Isle of Man: Government consults population about new family of banknotes.
The Government of Isle of Man is asking the public to choose what they would like to see in the...
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Sep-5-2023
Northern Ireland – Paper notes of 50 and 100 pounds cease to circulate at month’s end.
Paper banknotes of 50 and 100 pounds issued by Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank will cease to be legal...
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Jul-10-2023
European Monetary Union – The European Central Bank is asking citizens for ideas for the new notes to be issued in 2025.
European citizens from the 20 eurozone member states will be able to participate in a survey from today until 31...
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Jul-3-2023
TURKEY – Issue of larger bills rumored.
There are insistent rumors about the imminent release of new banknotes of 500 liras (TRY500.1), and maybe those 1,000 and...
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Mar-14-2023
RUSSIA – Banknotes of 5 rubles banknotes back in the market.
Banknotes of 5 rubles of the type 1997 are being reissued, 25 years after they were replaced by coins. It...
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Mar-3-2023
RUSSIA – New banknotes of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles to be issued in mid-2023.
Sergei Belov, Deputy Chairman of Bank Rossiya, said that the new banknotes of 1,000 rubles (RUB1,000.4) and 5,000 rubles (RUB5,000.3)...
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Feb-23-2023
Ukraine – Banknote issued to commemorate First Anniversary of Russian Invasion.
The National Bank of Ukraine presented today 23 February 2023 a banknote of 20 hryven (UAH20.6) with the theme “REMEMBER! WE...
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Jan-24-2023
Russia – Production of 5 rubles notes has been resumed. (Corrected).
For the first time since 2001 banknotes of 5 rubles are being produced again. These notes (RUB5.2b) dated 1997 are...
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Jan-20-2023
Guernsey – Improved banknotes introduced.
The States of Guernsey has introduced improved banknotes of 5 pounds (GGP5.9), 10 pounds (GGP10.5) and 20 pounds (GGP20.7)...
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Jan-16-2023
Czech Republic – Commemorative banknote to be issued in February – CORRECTED.
The Czech National Bank will issue on 8 February its new banknote of 1,000 korun (CZK1,000.2) commemorative of the 30th...
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Jan-5-2023
Isle of Man – Banknotes with King Charles III to be issued in future.
The Isle of Man plans to issue coins with the portrait of King Charles III in the coming months. Banknotes...
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Jan-2-2023
Croatia – Kuna banknotes and coins redemption information.
These are the details of the exchange of kuna to euro: In Croatia: Kuna coins and banknotes are legal tender...
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Jan-1-2023
Croatia – Euro replaces kuna.
Croatia starts using euros as of today 1 January 2023. Kuna banknotes and coins remain legal tender up to 14...
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Dec-29-2022
Ukraine – New commemorative banknote. CORRECTED.
The National Bank of Ukraine has issued today a 500 hryven banknote (UAH500.3) commemorative of the 300th Anniversary of the birth...
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Dec-26-2022
Ukraine – New commemorative banknote.
The National Bank of Ukraine has recently issued a 500 hryven banknote (UAH500.3) commemorative of the 300th Anniversary of the birth...
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Dec-22-2022
BULGARIA – Commemorative 2005 banknotes will be retired from circulation.
The National Bank of Bulgaria announced today that the commemorative banknotes of 20 leva dated 2005 (BGN20.2) will be withdrawn...
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Dec-19-2022
England – New monarch banknotes unveiled.
Bank of England presented today the new polymer banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III. The new banknotes will be...
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Dec-12-2022
Russian Federation – Printing of banknotes of 5 and 10 rubles may resume.
Arkady Trachuk, General Manager of Goznak, mentioned in an interview with Izvestia that it is possible that production of banknotes...
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Dec-7-2022
Bulgaria – Tentative steps toward migration to euros.
In a memorandum signed Tuesday 6 December 2023, Bulgaria, Eurozone countries and the European Commission agreed that Bulgaria could begin...
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Nov-30-2022
Ukraine – New commemorative banknotes to be issued soon.
It has been reported that the National Bank of Ukraine plans to issue on 5 December two new banknotes. They...
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Nov-17-2022
Denmark – Why is it hard or expensive to exchange Danish kroners in some markets.
According to several sources Danmarks Nationalbank has limited the repatriation of cash Danish kroner by commercial banks. It seems there...