Recent Updates

• Jul-1-2022

  Belarus – New banknote of 100 rubliei issued today.

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• Jul-1-2022

  Sierra Leone – ISO 4217 code for the redenominated monetary unit is SLE. Limits for exchanges.

  The code for the new redenominated Leone is SLE. One new Leon (SLE) is equal to 1,000 old leones (SLL)...

• Jun-30-2022

  Sierra Leone – Redenominated family of banknotes to be issued tomorrow.

  According to a Public Notice issued on 16 June 2022 the new redenominated banknotes will start circulating tomorrow 1 July...

• Jun-30-2022

  Russia – Cryptic reference to the year of issue in new banknote. “Spying” rumors.

  Bank Rossiya confirmed that the time, 20.22 in the 24h notation, shown on the clock in the Spasskaya Tower on its new...

• Jun-29-2022

  Saudi Arabia – Banknotes with “Saudi Central Bank” instead of “Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority”.

  As SAMA changed its name in 2020 from Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to Saudi Central Bank new banknotes bearing the...

• Jun-28-2022

  Russia – Bank Rossiya will present a new 100 rubles note.

  Bank Rossiya will present its new modernized 100 rubles banknote (RUB100.6) at a press conference to take place on 30...

• Jun-27-2022

  Azerbaijan – New banknote of 10 manat is in circulation.

  The new banknote of 10 manat (AZN10.3) dated 2021 with modified map on the back announced in April is in...

• Jun-25-2022

  North Korea – New voucher of KPW 50,000.

  The Central Bank of the D.P.R. of Korea has issued early this year vouchers of 50,000 won (KPW50,000.1), a concept...

• Jun-24-2022

  Latvia – Documentation required for the redemption of legacy banknotes.

  Latvijas Banka is now requiring proof of origin of funds for the redemption of legacy lat banknotes, even for relatively...

• Jun-24-2022

  Bahrain – Problems with banknotes with writings.

  We have received private reports of problems with the exchange of current Bahraini banknotes with writings on the, even just...

• Jun-24-2022

  Bangladesh – New banknote commemorative of the opening of Patma Bridge

  Bangladesh Bank will issue on 25 June a banknote of 100 taka commemorative of the opening of the Padma Bridge....

• Jun-24-2022

  Argentina – Class action by group of visually impaired on new banknotes.

        A legal action was filed against the National Government, Banco Central de la República Argentina, Sociedad de...

• Jun-23-2022

  England / Scotland / Northern Ireland – 100 days to use or deposit paper £20 and £50 banknotes.

  The last date to use paper notes of 20 pounds of the J.W.Turner type (GBP-BoE20.5) and 50 pounds of the...

• Jun-22-2022

  Belarus – New improved banknote of 100 rubliei.

  The National Bank of Belarus announced on 20 June 2022 that it will issue on 1st July 2022 an improved...

• 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-15-2022

  Northern Ireland – Ulster bank has issued today its new 50 pounds polymer banknote.

    Ulster Bank has issued today its new polymer banknote of 50 pounds (NIR-UB50.2), which honors astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell...

• Jun-11-2022

  South Africa – Reserve Bank debates creating a 500 rand banknote.

  The South African Reserve Bank is discussing the replacement of 10 rand banknotes for coins, and the issue of a...

• Jun-7-2022

  Sudan – New banknote of 1,000 Sudanese pounds is in circulation.

  Dabangasudan.org informed today that in a public statement the Central Bank of Sudan announced “to al the public that a new...

• Jun-7-2022

  India – Reserve Bank of India denies changes in portraits in currency.

  The Reserve Bank of India denied in a Press Release dated yesterday 6 June 2022 that it is considering changes...

• Jun-6-2022

  India – Portraits of Rabindranath Tagore and AJP Abdul Kalam may be used in banknotes.

  According to several sources India’s Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank are considering using the portrait of writer Rabindranath Tagore and...

• 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...

• Jun-4-2022

  Cuba – Redemption extended for pesos convertibles.

  Banknotes denominated in pesos convertibles (CUC) will be redeemable for additional 90 days starting 17 June until 14 September 2022...

• Jun-3-2022

  Venezuela – Larger banknotes issued.

  The Banco Central de Venezuela put in circulation this week its new banknotes of 50 bolívares digitales (VED50.1) and 100...

• May-30-2022

  Argentina – Redenomination proposed.

  A project of a law to redenominate the monetary unit has been presented in the Argentine Cámara de Diputados (the...

• May-30-2022

  Taiwan – Commission advocates removing Chiang Kai-seek from planned redesigned new family of banknotes.

  In an article bylined by Lee Ising-fang and Jonathan Chin published yesterday by Taipei Times  the Transitional Justice Commission, a...

• May-28-2022

  Jamaica – Good pictures of the upcoming family of polymer commemorative notes.

  Here are good photographs of the samples of the new banknotes commemorative of the 60th Anniversary of Independence. These are...

• May-26-2022

  Syria – Plans to issue a new SYP10,000 banknote denied.

  The Director of the Treasury Department of the Central Bank of Syria declared recently that the Bank does not plan...

• May-23-2022

  Argentina – New family of banknotes presented today.

  The new family of banknotes in which portraits of famous Argentines replace examples of the local fauna was launched today...

• May-22-2022

  Argentina – New family of banknotes to be presented.

  The new family of banknotes in which portraits of famous Argentines will replace examples of the local fauna is being...

• May-20-2022

  Argentina – New family of banknotes to be presented.

  A new family of banknotes will be presented on Monday 23 May 2022 at the “Casa Rosada”, the Government House....

• May-19-2022

  Panama – Changes in the Customs currency declaration.

  Up to now a Customs declaration is required for persons arriving or leaving Panama’s airports, or crossing through Customs control...

• May-15-2022

  Bulgaria: Adoption of euro planned for 1.1.2024.

  Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth, declared that steps are being taken for the adoption of the euro as...

• May-11-2022

  European Union – Gold coins and bullion to be declared as cash.

  As of 3 June 2021 any person entering or leaving the European Union with 10,000 euros or more must include...

• May-8-2022

  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Currency import-export declaration limit changed to EUR 10,000.

  The amount for the requirement to declare the import or export of currency by travelers has been raised from BAM...

• May-6-2022

  Giesecke+Devrient present their “Green banknote” substrate.

  Giesecke&Devrient presented at the Global Currency Forum in Tarragona, which took place this week, its “Green banknote” substrate, which is...

• May-4-2022

  Barbados – Family of new banknotes presented today.

  The Central Bank of Barbados has presented today its new banknotes printed on polymer substrate. These will be released to...

• May-1-2022

  The Philippines – Distribution of 1,000 polymer banknotes started.

  Bangko Central ng Pilipinas has started in mid-April the release of some quantities of the new polymer banknotes of 1,000...

• May-1-2022

  Russia – Russian Bank Association asks for delay in the release of new proposed banknotes.

  The Russian Bank Association has requested Bank Rossiya to delay the release of its new family of banknotes. Their concern...

• Apr-29-2022

  Ukraine – Russian currency to circulate in Kherson.

  The Russian occupation forces in Kherson have decided to transition from the Ukrainian hryvnia to the Russian ruble as of...

• Apr-28-2022

  Barbados – Commemorative new banknotes family to be presented on 4 May.

     You saw it first here…  The Central Bank of Barbados will launch and unveil on 4 May its 2022...

• Apr-28-2022

  Tunisia – New banknotes of 5 and 50 dinars issued today.

    The Central Bank of Tunisia announced today that it has released to circulation new banknotes of 5 and 50...

• Apr-27-2022

  Egypt – Will the polymer 10 and 20 pounds notes be released?

  Courtesy: According to unconfirmed reports the new polymer banknotes of 10 pounds (EGP10.6) and 20 pounds (EGP20.4) have been printed...

• Apr-27-2022

  Turkey – The issue of a 500 lira banknote is being discussed.

  According to unconfirmed comments Turkey is planning to issue a 500 lira banknote. Currently the largest banknote in circulation, the...

• Apr-26-2022

  Bahamas – Counterfeits notes of the “CRISP” Evolution family.

    The Central Bank of the Bahamas has issued advisories about counterfeit banknotes of 5o dollars (BSD50.5) and 100 dollars (BSD100.5) of...

• Apr-26-2022

  Lebanon – Improved banknote of 5,000 livres.

     You saw it here first… Banque du Liban has issued today an improved banknote of 5,000 livres (LBP5,000.4B). It...

• Apr-22-2022

  Azerbaijan – New banknote of 10 manat.

  You saw it first here… The Central Bank of Azerbaijan announced today that as of 22 June 2022 it will...

• Apr-22-2022

  Jamaica – New polymer family of banknotes.

  Natalie Haynes, Deputy Governor of the Currency Operations at Bank of Jamaica, informed recently that the polymer notes of the...

• Apr-21-2022

  United Arab Emirates – New banknotes of 5 and 10 dirhams.

     You saw it here first… The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has issued today a new banknote...

• Apr-18-2022

  Tunisia – New banknotes soon.

  According to several sources the Central Bank of Tunisia confirmed today that the photos of the two banknotes of 5 dinars...

• Apr-15-2022

  Mongolia – New banknote.

  Mongol Bank will release soon a new banknote of 10,000 tugruk (MNT10,000.4), which is part of the new family of...