Apr-15-2026
Azerbaijan – New banknote of 100 manat to be issued in July.
15 April 2026. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced today that it will issue on 15 July 2026 an...
Tag Archive: Asia
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Apr-3-2026
Oman’s notes of 1995 to 2015 will be demonetized in September.
3 April 2026. After 21 September 2026 the Central Bank of Oman will cease to redeem its banknotes dated from...
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Mar-1-2026
Brunei – New banknotes to be issued on 9 March.
1 March...
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Feb-18-2026
New Maldivian notes of 20 rufiyaa are in circulation.
18 February 2026. The new banknotes of 20 rufiyaa (MVR20.3B) with the new currency symbol are in circulation. Source: Maldives...
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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-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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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-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-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-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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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-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-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-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...
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Dec-3-2025
Bangladesh – New banknote of 500 taka to be issued on Tuesday
Bangladesh Bank announced that it will issue tomorrow 4 December 2025 a banknote of 500 taka (BDT500.4) which is part...
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Dec-1-2025
Nepal – More notes with modified map to be printed in China.
Nepal Rastra Bank has contracted with China Bank Note Printing and Minting Corporation the production of notes of 50 (NPR50.6B),...
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Dec-1-2025
Turkmenistan: New commemorative polymer banknotes issued.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s status of Permanent Neutrality, the Central Bank will put into circulation today...
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Nov-29-2025
Nepal – First note with modified map has been issued.
Nepal Rastra Bank has revealed the first denomination of the family of notes, the 100 rupees (NPR100.8B) dated 2024 with...
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Nov-19-2025
Thailand – Polymer notes of 50 and 100 baht to be issued tomorrow
Bank of Thailand will issue tomorrow 21 November its new polymer banknotes of...
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Nov-12-2025
New polymer banknotes to be issued in Bhutan.
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan revealed today 12 November 2025 that it will...
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Nov-1-2025
Tajikistan’s Currency 25th Anniversary new banknote.
The National Bank of Tajikistan has announced on 30 October 2025 the issue of a new banknote of 100 somoni...
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Oct-29-2025
Kyrgyzstan – 20 and 50 som banknotes will be printed locally.
Sadyr Japarov, President of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, announced today that in November 17 it will start...
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Oct-22-2025
Taiwan – New banknotes with ecological materials.
Yang Chin-long, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China, announced that a new family of banknotes will...
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Oct-15-2025
Philippines – Central Bank studying demonetization of large notes.
Eli Remolona, Governor of the Sentral Bank ng Pilipinas, described the idea of demonetizing the banknotes of 500 and 1000...
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Oct-7-2025
OMAN – Central Bank of Oman extends deadline to exchange some old banknotes issued between 1995 and 2019,
The Central Bank of Oman announced that the redemption of the banknotes of the prior families issued between 1995 and...
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Oct-3-2025
Qatar – Changes on new 1 riyal banknote.
The new 1 riyal banknote dated 2025 (QAR1.5) with modified coat of arms, value in Western numbers and new security...
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Sep-24-2025
Nepal – Restrictions to the redemption of burned banknotes.
During the recent Gen Z demonstrations many participants burned banknotes to show their protest. Now the Nepal’s Central Bank is...
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Sep-22-2025
Brunei – New banknotes to be issued in 2026.
22 September...
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Sep-14-2025
Iran – New “Iran cheque” of 500.000 rials.
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued in August 2025 a new “Iran cheque” of 500.000...
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Sep-10-2025
Lebanon – New banknote of 5 million Lebanese livres is being planned.
The Lebanese Parliament approved yesterday the issue of a new banknote of 5 million Lebanese livres (LBP5.000.000.1) equivalent to USD56.00....
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Sep-7-2025
Iran – New “Iran cheque” of 5 million rials.
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued recently a new “Iran Cheque” in the denomination...
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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-29-2025
Sri Lanka – The Central Bank issues a new circulating banknote of 2.000 rupees to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its creation.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued today 29 August 2025 a new banknote of 2.000 rupees (LKR2,000.2) to commemorate...
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Aug-29-2025
Thailand – Polymer notes of 50 and 100 baht unveiled.
Bank of Thailand unveiled today its new polymer banknotes of 50 baht (THB50.11)...
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Aug-22-2025
Syria – Plans rumored about re-denominated new banknotes.
According to several sources the Central Bank of Syria plans to re-denominate its currency by removing two zeros. This change...
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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-9-2025
Bangladesh – New 100 taka banknote to be issued tomorrow.
The Bangladesh Bank has announced that it will issue tomorrow 12 August 2025 the banknote of 100 taka of the...
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Aug-9-2025
IRAN – Currency redenomination.
On 3 August the Parliament Economy Committee approved the proposal to create a new monetary unit worth 10,000 of the...
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Aug-1-2025
Pakistan – New banknotes to be unveiled after Cabinet approval.
The designs of the banknotes of the new family will be unveiled once the Cabinet approves it. Jamil Ahmed, Governor...
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Jul-15-2025
Yemen – New banknote of 200 rials issued by the Houthis.
The Central Bank of Yemen at Sana’a, in the Northern area under control of the Houtis, will issue tomorrow 16...
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Jul-4-2025
Tajikistan – National Bank of Tajikistan announces the issue of 2024 and 2025 dated banknotes.
The National Bank of Tajikistan announced yesterday 3 July 2025 that it is issuing banknotes 20; 50 and 100 somoni...
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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...
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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,...