Jan-16-2020
Northern Ireland – Polymer banknote of £20 from Ulster Bank.
Ulster Bank presented its new polymer banknote of 20 pounds (NIR-UB20.3) to be issued soon. The front of the note...
Recent Updates
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Jan-16-2020
Scotland – New £20 Clydesdale Bank polymer note.
Here is the image of the new polymer 20 pounds banknote (SCO.CB20.10) to be issued by Clydesdale Bank. More...
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Jan-16-2020
Guatemala – Recent issues.
Banco de Guatemala has issued recently several banknotes, all similar to the previous ones, without newer security devices, with new...
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Jan-13-2020
Egypt – Polymer banknotes update.
The Central Bank of Egypt will soon begin to print the polymer notes of 10 pounds (EGP10.6) announced in December...
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Jan-13-2020
Canada – Public consultation for new 5 dollars banknote.
Bank of Canada will soon launch a public consultation to choose who will be pictured on the 5 dollars banknote...
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Jan-13-2020
Yemen: Houthis ban Aden issued currency.
Up to very recently the notes issued by the rival Central Banks located in Sana’a in the North, and Aden...
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Jan-8-2020
Sri Lanka – New commemorative banknote, Improved current family.
Marking its 70th anniversary, the Central Bank is planning to issue a commemorative coin of Rs. 20 and a new...
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Jan-8-2020
Argentina – Update on proposed new family of banknotes.
Miguel Pesce, President of the Banco Central de la República Argentina, declared yesterday that the personalities to be included in...
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Jan-7-2020
Argentina – All 5 pesos banknotes become obsolete at February’s end.
All Argentinian 5 pesos banknotes will lose all value at the end of February 2020. Click...
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Jan-7-2020
Myanmar – New banknote of 1,000 kyats issued.
On January 4, to mark the 72nd Anniversary of Independence, the Central Bank of Myanmar started distributing the new banknote...
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Jan-7-2020
Afghanistan – New banknotes not printed on polymer.
The Afghani government has decided to have the banknotes to be contracted with PWPW SA in Poland to be printed...
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Jan-6-2020
Afghanistan – Banknotes to be printed in Poland.
The Polish National Procurement Authority has contracted with PW PW, S.A in Poland the printing of new banknotes with a...
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Jan-2-2020
Bahamas – Project Sand dollar.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas will introduce a digital version of the Bahamian dollar. The initiative is named “Sand...
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Jan-2-2020
Hong Kong – Date of issue of new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars confirmed.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority confirmed that the new banknotes of 20 and 50 dollars will be issued on January...
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Dec-31-2019
Hong Kong – New 20 and 50 dollar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed media posts, the new 20 and 50 dollar banknotes of the three Hong Kong banks will be...
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Dec-27-2019
Belarus – Redemption of banknotes of the 2000 issue.
After 1 January 2020 the banknotes of the 2000 issue may only be exchanged at the National Bank of the...
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Dec-26-2019
Yemen – Houthi war on banknotes.
The Houthi rebels forbad the use of recent banknotes issued by the legitimate government in the last two years. Holders...
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Dec-26-2019
Morocco – Going polymere?
Several well informed sources have mentioned that the Banque du Maroc is considering to move to polymer for the entire...
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Dec-22-2019
Argentina – New family of banknotes planned.
Miguel Angel Pesce, presidente of the Banco Central de la República Argentina, confirmed that a new family of banknotes will...
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Dec-20-2019
Myanmar – New banknote.
The Central Bank of Myanmar announced the issuing of new 1,000-kyat (MMK1,000.3) currency notes with the image of late national...
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Dec-20-2019
Ukraine – New banknote of 50 hryven.
The National Bank of Ukraine issued today its improved banknote of 50 hryven (UKR50.4), which will co-circulate with the current...
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Dec-20-2019
Tunisia – Demonetized banknotes.
The following Tunisian banknotes will lose all value by the end on the year: 5 dinars 1993-2008 (TND5.6) 10 dinars...
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Dec-20-2019
Angola – New banknotes in 2020.
José de Lima Massano, governor of the Banco Nacional de Angola, presented to Parliament the new 2020 family of banknotes....
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Dec-20-2019
Turkey – Banknotes in “yeni” lira demonetized on 31 December.
The time to redeem Turkish banknotes denominated in “yeni” (new) lira expires on 31 December. The banknotes to be demonetized...
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Dec-20-2019
Congo-Kinshasa – Unofficial commemorative banknote.
A “collector banknote” of 10,000 francs has been produced by the Committee organizing the festivities for the first anniversary of...
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Dec-18-2019
Philippines – New coin of 20 Piso to replace banknotes.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas yesterday launched new coins of 20 piso, which will gradually replace the banknotes of the...
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Dec-16-2019
Bangladesh – New 50 taka banknote is in circulation.
This is the picture of the new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.3) recently issued. Courtesy: Claudio Marana Click here to...
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Dec-16-2019
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
On the occasion of the Centennial of the birth of Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation, Bangladesh Bank will...
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Dec-14-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Guidelines for paper $100 banknotes coming soon.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has advised yesterday that formal guidelines for the redemption of paper banknotes of...
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Dec-11-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Problems with current 100 dollar banknotes.
It has been reported that many businesses refuse to accept the soon to be demonetized banknotes of 100 dollars (TTD100.1;...
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Dec-11-2019
Bangladesh – Change of color on 50 Taka banknotes.
Bangladesh Bank announced today that it will issue on 15 December 2019 a new banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.3). The...
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Dec-10-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Paper 100’s demonetized after end of year.
Act No. 22 of 2019 establishes that paper 100 dollar banknotes (TTD100.1; TTD100.2; TTD100.3 and TTD100.4) will cease to be legal...
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Dec-9-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – Paper $100 notes to be retired by year’s end.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago announced today that all current paper 100 dollar banknotes (TTD100.1; TTD100.2; TTD100.3 and...
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Dec-6-2019
Liberia – Parliament resolution for new banknotes is set for approval.
Representative Roger S.W.Y. Domah has revealed that a resolution authorizing the printing of “new ‘family” banknotes to replace the legacy...
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Dec-6-2019
Trinidad and Tobago – New polymer banknote.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago announced that it will release to circulation on 9 December 2019 a new...
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Dec-5-2019
Cuba – Which foreign currencies are accepted in Cuba?
Banco Central de Cuba considers the following as “freely convertible currencies” or MLC (monedas libremente convertibles: Canadian dollars ...
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Dec-4-2019
Mexico – Purported image of new 50 pesos banknote.
This image, which is circulating in the Mexican social media, purports to be that of the new 50 pesos banknote...
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Dec-4-2019
Romania – Commemorative banknote.
This is the photo of the new banknote of 100 lei commemorative of the Centennial of the Completion of...
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Dec-2-2019
Cuba – Is the “peso convertible” on the way out?
Recent measures taken by the Banco Central de Cuba and other entities are diminishing the role of the CUC, the...
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Dec-2-2019
Ghana – Coins to replace 2 cedis banknotes.
Along with the new banknotes of 100 and 200 cedis (GHS100.1 and GHS200.1), Bank of Ghana started to issue today...
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Dec-1-2019
Ghana – New banknotes start circulating Dec. 2.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that new Ghana cedi notes will go into circulation next week Monday, December...
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Nov-30-2019
Madagascar – Banknotes of the 2003-2004 types are retired from circulation
On 26 November 2019 the Government of Madagascar ordered the withdrawal of circulation of all the banknotes of the 2003-2004...
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Nov-29-2019
Ghana – New banknotes.
The Bank of Ghana announced today new banknotes in the denominations of 100 cedis (GHS100.1) and 200 cedis (GHS200.1). Courtesy:...
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Nov-29-2019
Sao Tome and Principe – New improved banknotes.
Flávio Pinto, spokesperson for the Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe, announced yesterday that improved banknotes of 200 dobras...
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Nov-28-2019
Romania – New commemorative banknote.
Banca Nationala a Romaniei will issue on 1 December 2019 a polymer banknote of 100 le1 (RON100.3) commemorative of the...
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Nov-27-2019
European Monetary Union – Christine Lagarde signature ceremony.
Christine Lagarde signs euro banknote in ceremony in Frankfurt. Her signature will appear in all euro notes. Source: Frankfurt Allgemeine...
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Nov-27-2019
Peru – Banknotes of the 1996-2001 issues.
. While the banknotes denominated in “nuevos soles” dated between 1991 and 2006 (PEN10.1/20.1/50.1/100.1/200.1) have legal tender status, some merchants...
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Nov-27-2019
Ukraine – New banknotes.
The National Bank of Ukraine is completing its new family of banknotes by the issuance of new ones...
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Nov-25-2019
Czechia – Correction.
The new commemorative banknote of the Czech Republic will be released in 2022, and not in 2020, as we originally...
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Nov-23-2019
Switzerland – Unlimited redemption of old banknotes.
In its session of 19 November the Swiss Federal Council approved the decision to eliminate the time limit for the...
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Nov-22-2019
Czechia – New commemorative banknote.
The Czech National Bank has announced that it will issue in 2022 a new commemorative banknote honoring Karl English, the...