Tag Archive: Asia

• Mar-25-2025

  Kyrgyzstan – National currency to be printed locally.

  An article in Times of Central Asia with a byline by Sergey Kwan published today informs that the Bishkek based...

• Mar-24-2025

  United Arab Emirates – New banknote of 100 dirhams completes new family.

  The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has issued today a new banknote of 100 dirhams (AED100.10) which completes...

• Mar-17-2025

  Australia – Royals replaced in new AUD5 banknote.

  The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed that the theme of the new banknote of 5 dollars (AUD5.7), called “Connection...

• Mar-14-2025

  Iran – New Iran cheque

  Iran’s Central Banks announced yesterday 13 March 2025 the release of a new “Iran cheque” of 2 million rials (IRR2,000,000.2.) ...

• Feb-21-2025

  Saudi Arabia adopts currency symbol for the Saudi riyal.

  King Salman approved the new Saudi Arabian riyal currency symbol. Source: Saudi Arabian Central Bank. Courtesy: Dr. Wolfgang Schuster. Order...

• Feb-7-2025

  Russian Federation – New banknotes update.

  The Central Bank of Russia has informed today 7 February 2025 that its new banknotes of 50 rubles (RUB50.3,) and 500...

• Jan-2-2025

  Taiwan – Baseball stars may replace student baseball players on TWD500 banknotes.

  William Lai, Taiwan’s President, said that he will push to put in the 500 yuan note the National baseball team...

• Dec-19-2024

  Philippines – New polymer banknotes presented to President Marcos.

  The Central Bank of the Philippines has presented today 19 December 2024 the new polymer banknotes which complete the new...

• Dec-17-2024

  Mongolia – New variety of 5,000 tugruk banknote.

  A new banknote of 5,000 tugruk (MNT5,000.5) has been recently issued. It has a golden oval at the lower right...

• Dec-5-2024

  Philippines – New details about the polymer banknotes.

  The new polymer banknotes to be issued early next year will be in denominations of 50 (PHP50.4), 100 (PHP100.5) and...

• Dec-4-2024

  Philippines – New polymer banknotes in 2025.

  A new family of polymer banknotes will be placed in circulation in the first quarter of 2025. They will co-circulate...

• Dec-4-2024

  Bangladesh – New currency with “July Revolution” graffiti coming soon.

  The Bangladesh Bank and the government have given their approval to the printing of new banknotes commemorating the “July Revolution”...

• Apr-16-2024

  Japan – Long voyage for the commodity used to make the substrate for the new banknotes.

  Todays edition of the New York Times has an interesting article about argeli, a wild shrub found in the Himalayas,...