General

• Mar-11-2019

  México – New variety in 100 pesos notes.

  New banknotes of 100 pesos are dated “CIUDAD DE MEXICO, 1 AGO.2017” (MXP100.7B) instead of being dated in “MEXICO D.F. ...

• Mar-6-2019

  Liberia – Criminal charges filed on illegal banknote printing.

  The government of Liberia has filed criminal charges against several Central Bank functionaries and Crane Currency, in relation to the...

• Jan-21-2019

  Paraguay – Family of 2017 banknotes completed.

  With the release in the first part of January of the denominations of 10,000 (PYG10,000.4E) and 50,000 guaraníes (PYG50,000.4F) all...

• Nov-19-2018

  Canada – New banknote.

    Bank of Canada issued today the new $10 (CAD10.6) banknote of the Eight series, honoring Viola Desmond. For additional...

• Oct-23-2018

  Albania – New banknote of 10,000 like.

  The Supervisory Council of Bank of Albania has approved the design and security devices of the new banknote of 10,000...

• Oct-12-2018

  Bolivia – New banknote

  The Banco Central de Bolivia announced today that the new banknote of 50 bolivianos (BOB50.2) will be released to circulation...

• Sep-6-2018

  Czech Republic – Improved banknotes

  The Czech National Bank has issued yesterday September 5 two improved new banknotes of 100 (CZK100.1D) and 200 korun (CZK200.1D)....

• Jul-26-2018

  Venezuela – New redenomination.

  President Nicolás Maduro announced yesterday that the “Reconversión” has been modified and postponed. Instead of 1,000 bolívares fuertes, the bolívar...

• Jul-24-2018

  Hong Kong – New banknotes unveiled

                The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and the three note-issuing banks (NIBs) (Standard Chartered Bank...

• Jul-2-2018

  Congo Democratic Republic

  The Banque Centrale du Congo has announced that it will issue a new family of notes in two tranches. In...

• May-24-2018

  Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank

  Ulster Bank plans to replace its paper notes with vertical polymer ones. The new 5 pounds (NIR-UB5.5) and 10 pounds...

• May-1-2018

  Venezuela

  The Government has decided that the standard abbreviation for “bolívares soberanos” is “Bs.S.”, and that effective today May 1st. all...

• Apr-7-2018

  Switzerland

  The International Bank Note Society has chosen the Swiss 10 francs (CHF10.3) as Best banknote of the Year 2017. This...

• Mar-23-2018

  Bangladesh

  Yesterday Bangladesh Bank introduced a new banknote of 70 taka (BDT70.1) commemorating the nation’s development. The front shows the portrait...

• Mar-15-2018

  Guatemala

  The Banco de Guatemala announced that it will return to the use of cotton paper for the 5 quetzales notes...

• Mar-14-2018

  Ukraine

  The National Bank of Ukraine presented today new coins of 1; 2; 5 and 10 hryvnia, which will eventually replace...

• Mar-1-2018

  Colombia

      Juan José Echeverría, General Manager of the Banco de la República, declared that 2020 will be the ideal...

• Jan-25-2018

  Uruguay

  The 1,000 pesos 2015 banknote (UYU 1,000.2) has been officially issued today. Order your copy of the MRI Bankers’ Guide...

• Jan-22-2018

  Uruguay

  This is the picture of the new Uruguayan banknote of 1,000 pesos uruguayos (UYU1,000.2) Serie E dated 2015, printed by...

• Jan-12-2018

  São Tome e Príncipe

  The limit for export of local  urrency is 5,000 new dobras, which is strictly enforced. Import and export of amounts...

• Dec-15-2017

  Macau

  Order your copy of the MRI Guide now! Benjamin Chan Sau San, head of the Autoridade Monetaria e Cambial de...

• Oct-11-2017

  Algeria

  Proposals have been made in the Algerian Senate to issue new banknotes and demonetize all or some denominations of the...

• Oct-9-2017

  Tanzania

  Effective October 1, 2017 the import or export of foreign currency in amounts of or over USD10,000 or its equivalent...

• Sep-7-2017

  Venezuela

  The National Assembly, facing the scarcity of circulating cash, proposed the printing of new notes of 50,000 and 100,000 bolivares....

• Jul-6-2017

  Brunei and Singapore

      The Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam and the Monetary Authority of Singapore will each issue notes of 50 ringgit...

• Jun-17-2017

  Mozambique

  On the 37th Annniversary of the introduction of the metical, the Banco de Moçambique has issued on June 16 banknotes...