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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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 – New 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...