Feb-19-2020
Venezuela – Banknotes to be printed by Goznak.
Bloomberg News had access to a copy of the contract signed in November between the Central Bank of Venezuela and...
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Feb-17-2020
Namibia – New commemorative banknotes.
Fillemon Nangonya, Communications and Media Liaison Officer of the Bank of Namibia, has informed Namibia Press Agency that the bank plans...
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Feb-17-2020
Tunisia – Fifty dinar banknotes being gradually withdrawn.
During a plenary session of the Assembly of People’s Representatives Marouanne Abassi, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia announced...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes are being destroyed in some areas.
The Guangzhou branch of China’s central bank decided to destroy banknotes collected by hospitals, buses,and markets in the region as...
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Feb-17-2020
China – Banknotes cleaned to stop spread of coronavirus.
Used banknotes are sealed and stored for up to 14 days after being disinfected, Central Bank says. Banks use UV...
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Feb-11-2020
Argentina – Gender parity in the new banknotes.
Miguel Pesce, President of the Banco Central de la Republica Argentina; and Sergio Massa, President of the Chamber of Deputies...
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Feb-11-2020
Uzbekistan – No re-denomination or larger banknotes.
Behzod Khamroyev, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan, declared on 1 February that there are...
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Feb-11-2020
India: New one rupee banknote.
The Government of India announced in a Gazette Notification on 7 February that it will issue a new 1 rupee...
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Feb-7-2020
Mongolia – New banknotes, withdrawal of some older ones.
Mongolbank, the Central Bank of Mongolia has announced today that it will issue next Monday improved banknotes of 20,000...
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Feb-5-2020
Syria – Variety in 100 pounds banknotes.
The banknotes of 100 pounds dated 2019 (SYP100.5B) are very similar to the 2009 ones, except for small color variations,...
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Feb-5-2020
Lebanon – New 50,000 livres banknote.
The banknote of the 50,000 livres dated 2016 (on top) and the new one dated 2019 recently issued,...
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Jan-29-2020
Cayman Islands – New commemorative banknote.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority issued on 28 January 2020 a new one dollar banknote (KYD1.6) commemorative of the 60th...
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Jan-29-2020
Argentina – Five pesos banknotes redemption extended.
The Banco Central de la República Argentina extended the legal tender status of the three types of 5 pesos banknotes...
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Jan-23-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes.
Mthube Ncube, Finance and Economic Development Minister, said that the government will introduce new notes of 10 dollars (ZWL10.1); 20...
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Jan-23-2020
Yemen – One country, two currencies.
Recently the Houthis, who control the Northern part of Yemen, have declared illegal the newer banknotes issued by the Central...
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Jan-23-2020
Lebanon – New date on current 50,000 lives banknote.
Banque du Liban has announced that on 21 January 2020 has issued notes of 50,000 Lebanese pounds (LBP50,000.4) dated 1.1.2019...
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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...
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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...