Tag Archive: Pakistan

• Sep-5-2024

  Pakistan – State Bank presents results of new banknote series design contest.

  The State Bank of Pakistan announced today, 5 September 2024, the winners of its contest for artistic designs of a...

• Aug-22-2024

  Pakistan – State Bank of Pakistan is considering polymer for its new banknotes.

  Jameel Ahmed, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, declared yesterday after a meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on...

• May-9-2024

  Pakistan – State Bank promises to rectify Urdu text errors in currency.

  After the Federal Ombudsman intervention the State Bank of Pakistan admitted several errors in the Urdu spelling in its banknotes,...

• Mar-16-2024

  Pakistan – No polymer for the planned new banknotes.

  State Bank of Pakistan denied rumors about the planned new banknotes to be printed on polymer substrate. These will be...

• Mar-13-2024

  Pakistan – Misprinted banknotes found in circulation.

  A National Bank of Pakistan in Karachi received a shipment of mint notes of 1,000 rupees in which some have...

• Jan-29-2024

  Pakistan – Improved banknotes being planned.

  The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to introduce new  banknotes of all denomination with new design and features, a...

• Oct-6-2023

  Pakistan: Varieties in the serial numbers in banknotes of 75 rupees dated 2022.

  There are two varieties in the serial numbers of the banknotes of 75 rupees dated 2022. In the series AAA...

• Oct-6-2023

  Pakistan: Variants in the UV imprint on new 75 rupees banknotes.

  There are at least three different varieties in the color of the UV imprint on the back of the new...

• Jun-28-2023

  Pakistan – Banknote commemorative of the 75th Anniversary of State Bank of Pakistan to be issued soon.

  The previously announced banknote of 75 rupees commemorative of the 75th Anniversary of the State Bank of Pakistan (PKR75.2) will...

• Oct-26-2022

  Pakistan – Old banknotes become worthless at end 2022.

  The exchange of old Pakistani notes of 10 rupees (PKR10.1), 50 rupees (PKR50.1), 100 rupees (PKR100.1) and 1,000 rupees (PKR1,000.1)...

• Oct-6-2022

  Pakistan – Independence commemorative banknote issued.

  State Bank of Pakistan issued on 30 September 2022 its new banknote of 75 rupees (PKR75.1) commemorative of the 75th...

• Aug-14-2022

  Pakistan – Independence commemorative banknote presented today.

  State Bank of Pakistan presented today its new banknote of 75 rupees (PKR75.1) commemorative of the 75th Anniversary off Independence....

• Jul-3-2022

  Pakistan – Errors to be corrected on 100 rupees banknote.

  Muhammad Mohsen, a 75 year old retired civil servant, noted that the legend on the back of the 100 rupees...

• Jun-21-2022

  Afghanistan – Money changers call for new banknotes to be printed.

  In an article published today by tolonews.com with the byline of Amina Hakimi, a spokesman for the Union of Money Exchangers of...

• Jun-19-2022

  Pakistan – Local printing of 75 rupees commemorative banknote approved.

  According to news published this week in the social media the government approved the banknotes of 75 rupees (PKR75.1) commemorative...

• Jun-4-2022

  Pakistan – Printing commemorative polymer banknotes abroad rejected.

  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the proposal of State Bank of Pakistan to print abroad the planned polymer banknotes...

• Mar-29-2022

  Afghanistan – Polish company to print Afghani notes.

    You saw it first here… The National Procurement Authority of Afghanistan awarded the contract to print notes of 10;...

• Dec-14-2021

  Pakistan – Redemption of older notes extended.

     You saw it first here… The Federal Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan approved today 14 November 2021...

• Oct-24-2019

  Pakistan – High Denomination Notes Improved in 2017.

  In addition to the enlarged OVI seal on the 500; 1,000 and 5,000 rupees notes after 2017, other improvements were...

• Oct-16-2019

  Pakistan – Varieties in the OVI seal on current notes.

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• Aug-24-2019

  Pakistan – Currency declaration mandatory at departure.

  Recent changes in the Customs Act require that declaration of currency, precious metals and precious and semi-precious stones is mandatory...