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-16-2026
Improved new 20 dinars banknote for Tunisia.
16 February 2026. Banque Centrale de Tunisie has announced the release to circulation of an improved banknote of 20 dinars....
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Feb-15-2026
Notes of 20 rufiyaa with new currency symbol arrive to Maldives.
15 February 2026. Local sources inform that a shipment of banknotes of 20 rufiyaa (MVR20.3B) arrived today. Most likely these...
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Feb-14-2026
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger plans for the sira, a new currency.
The West African Sahel countries Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger continue their plans to leave the CFA franc and install...
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Feb-11-2026
Syria’s currency swap is not going well.
11 February 2026. The transition from the banknotes of 1,000; 2,000 and 5,000 old pounds to the redenominated ones of...
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Feb-11-2026
Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet approves New Banknotes.
11 February 2026. On 14 January 2026 Pakistan’s Federal Cabinet reviewed and approved the currency redesign project. The notes to...
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Feb-8-2026
Macao – New 500 and 1000 Patacas notes.
8 February 2026. Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China have completed their new families of banknotes with the...
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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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Feb-4-2026
Botswana issues banknote honoring Parisian Olympians.
4 February 2026 Bank of Botswana announced today that the new banknote of 50 pula (BWP50.5) announced on 15 August...
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Feb-2-2026
Bangladesh Bank to issue new 10 taka banknote tomorrow.
2 February 2026. Bangladesh Bank announced that it will issue tomorrow a 10 taka banknote of the new family (BDT10.5.)...
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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-28-2026
Papua New Guinea issues new banknote honoring Sir Julius Chan.
28 January 2026. The Bank of Papua New Guinea issued today a new regular banknote of 100 kina honoring Sir...
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Jan-26-2026
Falklands/Malvinas Islands withdraws some paper notes.
26 January 2026. The Falkland Island Treasury Department announced on 4 December 2025 the withdrawal from circulation of paper notes...
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Jan-22-2026
New note for Centennial of the Czechoslovak National Bank.
22 January 2026. The Czech National Bank announced yesterday the issue of a new banknote of 100 korun (CZK100.5) commemorative...
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Jan-21-2026
Laos announces fines for banknote damage and misuse.
21 September 2026. The Laotian government has established as of 20 February fines for the misuse and damaging of banknotes....
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Jan-20-2026
Honduras issues new 200 lempiras banknote.
20 January 2026 The Central Bank of Honduras has issued today its new banknote of 200 lempiras (HNL200.2) which honors...
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Jan-19-2026
Ethiopia to start printing its own currency.
19 January 2026. Dr.Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister has announced on 15 January that the country will begin domestic currency...
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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-19-2026
Correction – Image of Yemeni new banknote is an AI concoction.
The image of the purposed new Yemeni banknote of 500 rials published yesterday was a concoction made with Artificial Intelligence....
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Jan-17-2026
CANADA – Banks reject unfit polymer notes missing serial numbers.
17 January 2026. We have received reports of several commercial banks refusing to redeem unfit Canadian polymer banknotes if the...
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Jan-14-2026
Pakistan – One polymer denomination in the new banknotes.
14 January 2026. It has been reported that banknotes from 10 to 5000 rupees will be issued in new family...
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Jan-13-2026
State Bank of Pakistan is ready to print its new banknotes.
14 January 2026. According to several sources the State Bank of Pakistan has sent to the Government the details of...
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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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Jan-12-2026
St. Helena unveils its new polymer banknotes.
12 January 2026 The Government of St. Helena has unveiled their...
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Jan-11-2026
Banknotes with new coat of arms in Trinidad and Tobago.
11 January 2026. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced two days ago that it will issue in...
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Jan-7-2026
New officer signatures on new Cayman Islands banknotes.
7 January 2026. The current banknotes dated 2024 carry now the signature of the “Chief Executive Director” instead of that...
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Jan-6-2026
The Comoros issues new banknotes of 5,000 and 10,000 francs.
6 January 2026 The Central Bank of The Comoros has announced that it has issued yesterday new banknotes of...
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Jan-5-2026
Bhutan issues new polymer banknotes.
5 January 2026 The Royal Bhutan Monetary Authority has placed in circulation on 2 January its...
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Jan-2-2026
Syria – Full images of both sides of the new banknotes.
2 January 2026. The Central Bank of Syria has published on 31 December 2025 the images of both sides of...
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Dec-31-2025
Syria – Decree 293/2025 offers re-denomination details.
31 December 2025 The Decree No. 293/2025 gives details of the re-denomination of the Syrian currency. They are: Circulation of...
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Dec-31-2025
Kazakhstan – New 500 tenge banknote issued.
31 December 2025. The National Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a new banknote of 500 tenge (KZT500.6) of...
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Dec-29-2025
Syria – New redenominated banknotes unveiled.
The new family of redenominated banknotes have been unveiled today. Their identifying numbers in the MRI BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN...
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Dec-29-2025
Russia issues new banknote of 1000 rubles.
Bank of Russia has unveiled a redesigned 1,000-ruble banknote dedicated to the Volga Federal District and Nizhny Novgorod. It features...
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Dec-28-2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina will issue improved banknotes in 2028.
Jasmina Selimović, Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has announced the issue of new improved banknotes expected....
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Dec-28-2025
Zimbabwe to introduce improved banknotes in 2026.
According to a posting in Social Media the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is issuing in the first quarter of 2026...
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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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Dec-26-2025
Argentina – New limits for the transportation of cash by travelers.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This information is taken from informal sources. The General Resolution 5659/2025 that is supposed to provide the rules...
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Dec-25-2025
Azerbaijan – Modified 50 manat banknote.
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has issued today a modified banknote of 50 manat (AZN50.2B) dated 2025. It is similar...
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Dec-25-2025
Syria to issue redenominated new banknotes on 1st January 2026.
Abdul Qader al-Husriyieh, Governor of the Central Bank of the Central Bank of Syria, announced today that the new redenominated...
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Dec-23-2025
Use of Trinidad and Tobago’s old coat of arms extended until 2031.
After negative opinions about the new coat of arms of Trinidad and Tobago, the current one pictured above will continue...
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Dec-23-2025
Central Bank of Seychelles issues modified note of 500 rupees.
The Central Bank of Seychelles introduced last week a modified banknote of 500 rupees dated 2025 (SCR500.4.) Its...
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Dec-22-2025
Morocco issues Africa Football Coup commemorative banknote.
Bank Al Maghrib presented a new banknote of 100 dirhams (MAD100.7) and a silver coin of 250 dirhams to commemorate...
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Dec-22-2025
Oman – New polymer banknote.
The Central Bank of Oman announced the issue on 11 January 2026 of a new 1 rial banknote printed on...
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Dec-22-2025
Cuba – New exchange rates compete with informal market.
In addition to the official rate which apply to transactions by government entities, and the one for official imports and...
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Dec-19-2025
CUBA – Foreign banknotes may become legal tender.
Gaceta Oficial reported in early December that the Decreto-Ley (Executive order) 113 modified the Decreto-Ley 361 to empower Banco Central...
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Dec-15-2025
PARAGUAY – New family of banknotes in 2026.
José Cantero, President of the Central Bank of Paraguay, announced that on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the...
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Dec-14-2025
SAMOA – New polymer banknotes of 50 and 100 tala.
The Central Bank of Samoa has issued on 13 December 2025 its new banknotes of 50...
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Dec-13-2025
El Salvador – End of dollarization and return of the colón proposed.
According to multiple sources in the social media Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, has proposed the end of dollarization and...
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Dec-11-2025
Samoa – Polymer notes of 50 and 100 tala complete the new family.
The Central Bank of Samoa has completed its new family of polymer banknotes with the release of the denominations of...
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Dec-9-2025
Lesotho – Completely renovated family of banknotes presented today.
The Central Bank of Lesotho announced today 9 December 2025 a completely renovated family of banknotes in the denominations of...
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Dec-9-2025
Mongolia – New banknote commemorates Centennial of the Tugruk.
Bank of Mongolia has announced today the release of a new banknote of 100,000 tugrik (MNT100.000.1) commemorative of...