Aug-6-2025
Belize – One way traffic mode for pre-2025 banknotes.
The Central Bank of Belize has instructed local banks to refrain to pay out banknotes with the portraits of Queen...
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Jul-23-2025
Sudan – Dire banknote situation.
OLD NEW There is now a difficult cash situation in Sudan. In January, to prevent the “Rapid support forces” to...
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Jul-19-2025
Sudan – Dire banknote situation.
OLD NEW There is now a difficult cash situation in Sudan. In January, to prevent the “Rapid support forces” to...
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Jul-15-2025
Brazil – Notes of the first real family are being withdrawn from circulation, but remain legal tender.
Banco Central do Brasil is actively recalling the notes of the first family of reales (BRL1/2/5/10/20/50/100.1,) of which very few...
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Jun-23-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Redemption of Antillean gulden simplified.
On 17 June the Central Bank of Curaçao and Saint Martin announced that the one time redemption of amounts up...
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Jun-23-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Forgeries of 100 gulden notes of the Netherlands Antilles.
On 20 June the Central Bank of Curaçao and Saint Martin has cautioned the public not to accept the older...
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Jun-10-2025
Costa Rica – Notes of 1,000 colones of the series A and B recalled.
The Central Bank of Costa Rica has announced on 30 May 2025 that the banknotes of 1,000 colones dated 2009...
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May-28-2025
Zambia – Older notes will co-circulate with the new ones for one year.
According to unconfirmed reports the notes of the 2012 through 2022 series will co-circulate with the new ones for one...
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May-12-2025
ARMENIA – Notes of the Second Generation are being withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia has announced in late April that it will start the process of...
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Apr-27-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Ombudsman of Curaçao warns of problems on the redemption of old banknotes.
The Ombudsman of Curaçao has written to the Ministry of Finance to warn that the rules established for the redemption...
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Apr-6-2025
Jamaica – All paper banknotes withdrawn from circulation as of 1 July 2025.
The Bank of Jamaica has decided that all paper banknotes will cease to be legal tender by 1 July 2025....
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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-20-2024
Libya – Withdrawal of 50 dinar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed reports the Central Bank of Libya announced today the withdrawal from circulation of both varieties of 50...
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Feb-28-2024
Jamaica – Bank of Jamaica ceases issuance of paper banknotes.
Bank of Jamaica has ceased to issue paper notes in November, and intends to withdraw them from circulation in two...
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Jan-7-2024
Oman – All older banknotes will de demonetized by the end of the year.
The Central Bank of Oman announced today that all previous banknotes issued before 2020 will cease to be legal tender...
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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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Oct-4-2023
Liberia – Pre-2021 banknotes will cease to be legal tender.
All Liberian banknotes dated before 2021 will cease to be legal tender on 31 March 2024, and will be redeemable...
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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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May-25-2023
Qatar – Latest information on older banknotes redemption confirmation.
There is no conversion of banknotes of the previous series for new banknotes at the Qatar Central Bank. Commercial banks...
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May-24-2023
Qatar – Latest information on older banknotes redemption.
It is reported that the National Bank of Qatar will accept for deposit into accounts up to QAR20,000 in notes...
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May-23-2023
Qatar – Problems with the redemption of older banknotes.
According to an unconfirmed report the Central Bank of Qatar has decided to stop the redemption in person of their...
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Mar-22-2023
Costa Rica – Redemption of paper banknotes.
Costa Rican banknotes printed on paper, which were withdrawn from circulation last year, may be redeemed by depositing them...
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Mar-13-2023
NIGERIA – Central Bank issues Press Release confirming legal tender status of older notes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued today a Press Release in which it informs that “In compliance with the established...
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Mar-8-2023
NIGERIA – Current status of naira banknotes.
This is the current situation in respect to the old naira banknotes of 500 (NGN500.1) and 1,000 naira (1,000.1.) ...
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Mar-7-2023
NIGERIA – Silence from the Central Bank.
Following last week’s ruling of the Supreme Court ordering all older banknotes to remain in circulation until the end of...
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Mar-3-2023
NIGERIA – Supreme Court orders older banknotes to remain valid until the end of the year.
The Supreme Court ordered today that the banknotes of the previous family will retain legal tender status until the end...
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Feb-28-2023
Central African States – Banknotes of the 1992 Series cease to be legal tender today.
The banknotes of the 1992 Series of 500 francs (XAF500.1) – 1,000 francs (XAF1,000.1) – 2,000 francs (XAF2,000.1) – 5,000...
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Feb-20-2023
Nigeria – Chaos in currency situation.
With Presidential elections slated for this weekend these are some of the things that happened in the last few days...
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Feb-18-2023
Nigeria – Council of State advises Central Bank to print more new notes or recirculate the old ones.
The National Council of States, an organ of the Nigerian Government which has no executive power, but advises on policy...
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Feb-18-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank opens portal for the redemption of old 500 and 1,000 naira banknotes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reopened the redemption of previous banknotes of 500 (NGN500.1) and 1,000 naira (NGN1,000.1) through this...
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Feb-16-2023
Nigeria – Old notes of 200 naira continue to be legal tender for 60 days.
In a message to the nation President Buhari decreed that old banknotes of 200 naira (NGN200.1) (=USD 0.26 in the...
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Feb-15-2023
Nigeria – Supreme Court adjourns until 22 February
The Supreme Court decided today to adjourn until next Wednesdays 22 February to decide on the demonetization of the previous...
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Feb-10-2023
Nigeria – Government will comply with Supreme Court injunction.
Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation, declared today that the Government will comply with the Supreme Court interim suspension...
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Feb-8-2023
Nigeria – Supreme Court suspends demonetization of old banknotes. Political battle ensues.
Yesterday Nigeria’s Supreme Court granted at the request of three State Governors an interim injunction to the demonetization of naira...
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Feb-7-2023
Nigeria – Legal battle over older naira banknotes redemption.
The poor way in which the exchange of old for new naira banknotes has been planned and executed by the...
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Feb-7-2023
Nigeria – Political and legal ramifications of the naira redesign.
The naira redesign operation snafu is getting more complicated. Other than the chaos and suffering caused by the way in...
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Feb-5-2023
Nigeria – State Governors meet President Buhari over cash crisis.
State governors from the All Progressives Congress, the ruling party, have meet yesterday 4 February 2023 with President Muhammadu Buhari...
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Feb-4-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank asks for ‘understanding’.
As reported today in The Nation Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has asked Nigerians to show...
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Jan-29-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank extends redemption of withdrawn banknotes.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced today 29 January 2023 that the redemption of older banknotes, subject to limits...
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Jan-22-2023
Nigeria – Central Bank authorizes (very) limited cash exchange in rural areas.
With only 8 working days left before they become worthless the Central Bank of Nigeria has authorized the direct exchange...
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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-21-2022
Guatemala – One quetzal banknotes withdrawn form circulation.
Alvaro Gonzales Ricci, President of Banco de Guatemala, announced yesterday that the banknotes of 1 quetzal will be retired from...
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Oct-26-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes soon.
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced today the imminent issue of new banknotes of 200 naira...
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Oct-12-2022
Ukraine – One way traffic for banknotes issued 2003 through 2016.
The banknotes of the family issued between 2003 and 2016 are being retired as they are deposited or paid to...
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Sep-29-2022
Costa Rica – Paper banknotes of 10,000 colones cease to be legal tender.
The Central Bank of Costa Rica has withdrawn from circulation on short notice the paper banknotes of 10,000 colones...
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Sep-18-2022
Guinea (Conakry) – Withdrawal of banknotes of 10,000 francs of 2012.
The banknote of 10,000 francs dated 2012 (GNF10,000.3) has ceased to be legal tender as of 2 May 2022 and...
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Sep-17-2022
Sierra Leone – Legal tender status of old notes extended.
The Bank of Sierra Leone announced on 15 September 2022 that the legal tender status of old banknotes denominated in...
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Sep-8-2022
England / Scotland / Northern Ireland – Three weeks left to use paper £20 and £50 banknotes.
The last date to use paper notes of 20 pounds of the Adam Smith type (GBP-BoE20.5) and 50 pounds of...
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Aug-19-2022
South Sudan – Government to phase out small denomination banknotes.
The Government of South Sudan has decided on 3 August 2022 to withdraw from circulations its banknotes of 1; 5;...
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Jul-31-2022
Burundi – Improved banknote of 1,000 francs. Withdrawal of older notes. UPDATED.
The Banque de la République du Burundi has issued on 26 July 2022 an improved banknote of 1,000 francs (BIF1,000.5)....
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Jul-1-2022
Sierra Leone – ISO 4217 code for the redenominated monetary unit is SLE. Limits for exchanges.
The code for the new redenominated Leone is SLE. One new Leon (SLE) is equal to 1,000 old leones (SLL)...