Jul-27-2026
Older Syrian notes cease to be legal tender this week.
27 July 2026. The Central Bank of Syria announced yesterday 26 July 2026 the withdrawal from circulation of its older...
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May-5-2026
Denmark – Many banknotes will become worthless on 31st May 2026 at 2 pm.
5 May 2026 The three points open for the redemption of the Danish banknotes that will be demonetized at the...
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Apr-30-2026
Denmark – Many banknotes will become worthless after 31st May 2026.
30th April 2026 All 1000 kroner banknotes, old and new, will become worthless as of 31st May 2026. This also...
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Mar-26-2026
Rwanda withdraws several old banknotes from circulation.
26 March 2026. The Central Bank of Rwanda has withdrawn from circulation effective 2 March 2026 several older banknotes issued...
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Mar-14-2026
Bolivia – Special treatment for Series B notes of 10; 20 and 50 bolivianos.
14 March 2026. Last week the Banco Central de Bolivia provided a list of the banknotes of the B series...
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Mar-12-2026
Honduras – New 200 lempiras banknote no longer issued.
12 March 2026 According to several sources the Hondurian government has decided to stop the distribution of the new banknotes...
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Mar-10-2026
Bolivia – Problems with 10; 20 and 50 bolivianos Series B.
10 March 2026. The accident with the plane transporting a portion of banknotes of 10; 20 and 50 bolivianos of...
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Mar-1-2026
Link to verify valid Bolivian 10; 20; 50 bolivianos Series B banknotes.
1 March 2026 On Friday 26 February after the crash of the military cargo plane carrying 18 tons of notes...
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Feb-20-2026
Ukraine withdraws 1; 2; 5 and 10 hriven banknotes from circulation.
20 February 2026. All banknotes of 1; 2; 5 and 10 hriven are being retired from circulation, and ceased to...
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Feb-17-2026
Ukraine phases out some notes, plans to issue larger ones.
17 February 2026. The National Bank of Ukraine announced today that the banknotes of 50 hryven of 2003 (UAH50.3) and...
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Feb-5-2026
Faroese 1000 krónur banknotes remain in circulation.
3 February 2026 While the Danish banknotes of 1,000 kroner (DKK1,000.1; .2; .3 and .4) will be demonetized as of...
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Jan-29-2026
Armenia withdraws from circulation certain older banknotes.
29 January 2026. The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia has decided to withdraw from circulation effective 15 April...
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Jan-19-2026
Thai Pakdee Party proposes demonetization of large banknotes.
19 January 2026. The Thai Pakdee Party, a new small monarchical party, proposes the demonetization of banknotes of 500 and...
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Jan-13-2026
Bank of Morocco withdraws from circulation certain notes.
12 January 2026 The Central Bank of Morocco has withdrawn from circulation all its banknotes issued between 1987 and 1996....
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Dec-27-2025
Bulgaria – Notes issued before 1999 are worthless.
All banknotes issued between 1991 and 1998 which were redeemable at the rate of 1,000 old leva for a new...
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Sep-24-2025
Denmark – ALL 1,000 KRONER BANKNOTES WILL BECOME WORTHLESS AS OF 31 MAY 2026.
All banknotes of 1000 Danish kronor of old and recent types will become worthless as of 31 May 2026. Their...
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Sep-21-2025
Costa Rica – Older 1.000 colones notes cease to be legal tender.
The banknotes of 1000 colones dated 2011 and 2016 (CRC1,000.3 and CRC1.000.4) will cease to be legal tender on 31...
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Sep-5-2025
Kazakhstan – Many older banknotes set for withdrawal from circulation.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced yesterday that many banknotes of 1.000; 2,000; 5,000 and 10,000 tenge will be withdrawn...
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Aug-12-2025
Pakistan – New banknote family design finalized.
The State Bank of Pakistan has finalized the designs of its new family of banknotes, and it’s waiting for Cabinet...
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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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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...