Oct-27-2026
Kyrgyzstan issues locally printed Series 2026 20 and 50 som banknotes.
Today October 27 the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic issued new banknotes of the 2026 series of 20...
Tag Archive: Asia
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Oct-15-2026
Maldives Monetary Authority issues 5 rufiyaa note with new monetary sign.
15 October 2026 The Maldives Monetary Authority issued today its banknotes of 5 rufiyaa (MVR5.3B) with the new currency symbol....
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Oct-3-2026
Iran issues “bank cheque” in memory of the bombing of the School in Minab.
2 October 2026. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced in June a new “Iran Cheque” of...
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Sep-27-2026
Cambodia issues improved banknotes of 50,000 and 100,000 riel.
27 September 2026. The National Bank of Cambodia has announced on 25 September the issue of improved banknotes of 50,000...
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Sep-24-2026
Nepal – Improved banknotes of the “Series 2025” are being issued.
24 September 2026. Nepal Rastra Bank has started issuing new “Series 2025” banknotes. While these are somewhat similar to the...
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Sep-7-2026
Iraqi Central Bank is considering dinar redenomination.
7 September 2026. Jamal Kocher, member of the Iraqi Parliament Finance Commission announced that the Central Bank is considering issuing...
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Aug-31-2026
Pakistani new banknotes expected in about one year.
31 August 2026. The Senate Committee on Finance and Revenue was informed last week that the introduction of the new...
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Aug-26-2026
Pakistan plans to phase out the 10 rupees banknotes.
26 August 2026. According to several sources the State Bank of Pakistan plans to phase out the banknotes of 10...
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Jul-28-2026
Syria has new currency import/export rules.
28 July 2026. Syrian border crossing points with Lebanon have received instructions from the Central Bank to allow only the...
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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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Jun-19-2026
Oman’s notes of 1995 to 2015 will be demonetized in September.
19 June 2026. After 21 September 2026 the Central Bank of Oman will cease to redeem its banknotes dated from...
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Jun-10-2026
Qatar – New values of the modified current banknotes.
10 June 2026. Qatar Central Bank has presented on 7 June...
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Jun-10-2026
Iran – New Iran Cheque Honors Minab’s 168 Martyrs.
10 June 2026. The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued yesterday an Iran cheque of 1,000,000...
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May-22-2026
Lebanon – Larger banknotes soon.
22 May 2026. According to several sources Banque du Liban is issuing soon new banknotes of 500,000 (LBP500,000.1,) 1 million...
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May-19-2026
Bangladesh Bank Issues 5 Taka Note of New Family.
19 May 2026. Bangladesh Bank has issued today the note of 5 taka (BDT5.5) which is part of the new...
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May-17-2026
Pakistan – Proposed Designs of New Banknotes Returned with Suggestions for Changes and Improvements.
17 March 2026. Jameel Ahmad, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, said yesterday that the Federal Cabinet returned the...
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May-4-2026
Qatar – New denominations of the improved series issued recently.
4 May 2026. Qatar Central Bank has issued very recently notes of 5 riyals (QAR5.5) and 10 riyals (QAR10.5) of...
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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...
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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...