Jul-5-2021
Czech Republic – Banknotes of the 1993 issue cease to be legal tender.
You saw it here first… Effective 1 July 2021 the Czech National Bank withdrew from circulation the notes...
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May-29-2021
Argentina – Casa de Moneda buying more paper for banknote printing.
You saw it first here… S.E. Casa de Moneda is rushing to buy paper from foreign suppliers, to cope...
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May-11-2021
Guatemala – New imprints for 100 quetzales banknotes.
You saw it first here… Banco de Guatemala has recently issued to circulation banknotes of 100 quetzales dated 31.1.2018...
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Apr-21-2021
Scotland – Design of new polymer 50 pounds note of Bank of Scotland revealed.
Bank of Scotland revealed today the image of the back of the new polymer banknote of 50 pounds (SCO-BS50.3) to...
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Apr-7-2021
United Arab Emirates – New family of notes.
You saw it first here… In todays regular meeting The Board of Directors of the United Arab Emirates Central...
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Mar-26-2021
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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-18-2021
Thailand – A new family of notes to be issued soon.
You saw it here first… Bank of Thailand will be issuing in the near future a new family of...
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Nov-27-2020
Argentina – Maradona on a banknote.
You read first here… Numerous sources report popular support for a 10 pesos note with the image of the...
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Nov-12-2020
Iran – New banknote of 100,000 rials.
You saw it first here… The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced today the issuance...
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Nov-3-2020
Singapore – Monetary Authority to stop printing $1,000 banknotes.
You saw it first here … The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that it will stop printing 1,000...
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Nov-2-2020
Czechia – Commemorative banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Czech National Bank presented in early October the design of the banknote of...
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Oct-29-2020
Australia – New banknote of 100 dollars issued today.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued today the new polymer banknote of 100 dollars (AUD100.3) which completes the 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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Oct-10-2020
Macao – Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China’s contract renewed.
You saw it first here… The Macau Government has signed new ten-year agreements with Bank of China (Macau) and...
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Oct-8-2020
Fiji – New commemorative is in circulation.
The Fijian new polymer commemorative banknote (FJD50.5) announced yesterday is already in circulation. Courtesy: Raihan. Click here to order...
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Sep-22-2020
Argentina – Banknotes of 1,000 pesos to be printed in Brazil.
The Banco Central de la República Argentina contracted with Casa da Moeda in Brazil the printing of 400 million pieces...
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Sep-22-2020
Cuba – Central Bank denies rumors of CUP/CUC unification.
Banco Central de Cuba denied last week the unification of its two currencies, the peso cubano (CUP) and the peso...
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Sep-22-2020
Angola – New banknote of 500 kwanzas released.
According to several publications the banknote of 500 kwanzas of the 2020 family has been released to circulation on September...
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Aug-20-2020
Aruba – U.S. dollar exchange restrictions.
You saw it here first… According to several reports the exchange of Aruban florins to U.S, dollars is restricted....
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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-3-2020
England – Varieties on the new 20 pound banknotes of Bank of England.
There are two varieties of the substrate of the new 20 Pounds banknote (GBP-BoE20.5). The purple ink surrounding the window...
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Jun-19-2020
Zimbabwe – New 20 dollars note is in circulation.
You saw it first here! We have received confirmation that the new banknote of 20 dollars (ZWL20.1)...
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Jun-17-2020
Myanmar (Burma) – Interesting article about the 1964; 1985 and 1987 demonetizations.
The Irrawaddy published on 17 May 2020 this very interesting article about the demonetizations of 1964, 1985 and 1987. The...
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Apr-29-2020
Ukraine – Coin to replace banknotes of 10 hryvien.
National Bank of Ukraine announce today that in June it will issue new coins of 10 hryvien to gradually replace...
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Feb-5-2020
Syria – Variety in 100 pounds banknotes.
The banknotes of 100 pounds dated 2019 (SYP100.5B) are very similar to the 2009 ones, except for small color variations,...
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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-16-2020
Scotland – New £20 Clydesdale Bank polymer note.
Here is the image of the new polymer 20 pounds banknote (SCO.CB20.10) to be issued by Clydesdale Bank. More...
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Dec-16-2019
Bangladesh – New 50 taka banknote is in circulation.
This is the picture of the new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.3) recently issued. Courtesy: Claudio Marana Click here to...
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Dec-11-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Problems with current 100 dollar banknotes.
It has been reported that many businesses refuse to accept the soon to be demonetized banknotes of 100 dollars (TTD100.1;...
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Oct-13-2019
Norway – New 1,000 kroner banknote to be issued Nov. 14.
Norges Bank will complete its new family of banknotes with the release of the 1,000 kroner denomination (NOK1,000.3) in Bergen...
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Oct-8-2019
Australia – New $20 banknote to be issued tomorrow.
The Reserve Bank of Australia will release to circulation tomorrow its new banknote of 20 dollars (AUD20.4). Source: Reserve Bank...
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Oct-5-2019
India – It’s hard to obtain mint 2,000 rupees notes.
Our correspondent Shibu Paul has informed that it is impossible to obtain mint 2,000 rupees notes (INR2,000.1) from the Reserve...
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Oct-5-2019
Cambodia – New commemorative banknote.
Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has paid separate courtesy visits to His Majesty Preah...
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Sep-24-2019
Poland – New commemorative banknote.
Narodowy Bank Polski will issue on 2 October 2019 a 19 zlotych banknote (PLN19.1) commemorative of the Centennial of...
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Sep-2-2019
Bermuda – Serial prefix variety in 5 and 10 dollar banknotes.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has changed the serial prefix in its 10 dollar banknotes from the “onion” to A/1 (BMD10.5b)....
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Sep-1-2019
Guinea (Conakry) – New banknote of 500 francs.
The Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée announced on 21 August the release of a new banknote of 500...
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Sep-1-2019
Somalia – No local currency.
According to an article published today “The current Somali shilling is no longer in circulation due to the shortage of...
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Aug-31-2019
China – New banknotes issued.
The new upgraded 2019 banknotes of 1 (CNY1.3), 10 (CNY10.5), 20 (CNY20.3) and 50 yuan (CNY50.5) were officially launched this...
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Aug-26-2019
Maldives – Changes in currency regulations.
As of 19 January 2019 passengers traveling with USD20,000 or more must file a declaration with Customs. Prior to this...
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Aug-24-2019
Pakistan – Currency declaration mandatory at departure.
Recent changes in the Customs Act require that declaration of currency, precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones is mandatory...
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Jul-9-2019
Nicaragua – New banknotes
The Banco Central de Nicaragua issued yesterday its new banknotes of 500 (NIO500.2) and 1,000 córdobas (NIO1,000.3), both printed on...
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Jul-5-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New polymer banknotes of 50 dollars are in circulation.
The new polymer banknotes of 50 dollars (XCD50.6) are now in active circulation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
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Jul-3-2019
Guatemala – New printer for 5 quetzales banknotes.
Banco de Guatemala will issue, as soon as current stocks are exhausted, banknotes of 5 quetzales (GTQ5.4B) printed by Polska...
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Jul-2-2019
Uzbekistan: Small denomination banknotes withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has withdrawn from. circulation the banknotes of 50 sum (UZS50.1) and 100 sum (UZS100.1) as...
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Jun-25-2019
Nicaragua – New polymer banknotes
The Banco Central de Nicaragua has announced the it will issue on July 8 new banknotes of 500...
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May-6-2019
Ghana – New banknotes.
The new improved Ghanaian banknotes were issued today. 1 (NEW) CEDI (GHS1.2) 5 (NEW) CEDIS (GHS5.4) 10 (NEW) CEDIS...
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Apr-29-2019
CHINA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC – New banknotes.
The People’s Bank of China announced that it will issue in August 30 improved banknotes of the 5th...
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Apr-16-2019
The 93rd Edition of the MRI BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ is in.
The 93rd edition of the MRI BANKERS’ BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ is in from the printers. With more than...
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Apr-11-2019
Guinea-Conakry – New banknotes issued.
The banknotes of 2,000 (GNF2,000.1) and 10,000 francs (GNF10,000.4) are now in circulation. Courtesy: Fernando Iglesisas. Click here to order...
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Mar-13-2019
Switzerland – New 1,000 francs note issued today.
The Swiss National Bank issued today its new banknote of 1,000 francs (CHF1,000.3). The previous note (CHF1,000.2) first issued in...