Nov-25-2022
Lebanon – Improved new banknote of 100,000 livres.
Banque du Liban announced on 15 November that it will issue on 1 December an improved banknote of 100,000 lives...
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Nov-23-2022
Jamaica – Good pictures of the upcoming family of polymer commemorative notes.
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has disclosed that Jamaica’s new banknotes will be in the island by the week of...
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Nov-23-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes revealed.
The Central Bank of Nigeria unveiled today the new banknotes to be issued on 15 December 2022. The new...
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Nov-22-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes presented today.
The Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) has revealed the design of the new family of banknotes “Type...
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Nov-22-2022
Argentina – Printing of new family of notes is delayed.
It has become apparent that the new family of notes announced six months ago is not near to be released...
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Nov-22-2022
New Cambodian banknote raises controversy in Laos.
Laotians have expressed their confusion because the newly Cambodian banknote of 200 riels (KHR200.4) uses the three elephant heads motif,...
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Nov-21-2022
Qatar – “Private” fantasy commemorative banknote.
Current banknotes of 5 riyals (QAR5.4) with a “private” fantasy overprint of what looks somewhat like the mascot of the...
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Nov-21-2022
Japan – Bank of Japan runs test on new banknotes.
The backs of the bills will be changing too. Currently, they feature the phoenix from the roof of Kyoto’s Bank...
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Nov-17-2022
Denmark – Why is it hard or expensive to exchange Danish kroners in some markets.
According to several sources Danmarks Nationalbank has limited the repatriation of cash Danish kroner by commercial banks. It seems there...
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Nov-16-2022
Afghanistan – Oberthur Fiduciaire to print more banknotes for Afghanistan.
The French firm Oberthur Fiduciairie has concluded a contract with Da Afghanistan Bank for the supply of 390 million banknotes...
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Nov-15-2022
Qatar – Pre-2009 U.S. 100 dollars banknotes are not accepted by Money changers in Qatar.
According to reports by Argentine travelers to Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, U.S banknotes of 100 dollars that...
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Nov-14-2022
Cambodia – New banknotes.
The Royal Government of Cambodia introduced today new banknotes of 200 riels (KHR200.4 ) and 2,000 riels (KHR2,000.4.) Notes of...
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Nov-13-2022
Maldives – Banknote with new currency symbol.
The first banknote carrying the new symbol of the Maldivian rupee has been issued today 13 November 2022. It is...
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Nov-9-2022
Afghanistan – Polish printed banknotes arrived.
Sources say that the plane carrying the shipment of Afghani banknotes arrived at Kabul airport on Tuesday 8 November 2022....
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Nov-8-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes to be revealed later this month.
The Bank of the Central African States (BEAC) announced yesterday the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary. During this ceremony,...
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Nov-8-2022
Qatar – Banknote commemorative of the FIFA World Cup presented today.
Qatar Central Bank has presented today a polymer banknote of 22 riyals (QAR22.1) to commemorate the FIFA World Cup Qatar...
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Nov-7-2022
South Africa – More details about new banknotes.
We have received information from the Reserve Bank of South Africa about the new banknotes to be released next year....
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Nov-6-2022
Algeria – Controversy about use of English on new banknote.
The use of English language in the new banknote commemorative of the 31st Ordinary Session of the Council of the...
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Nov-5-2022
Japan – Printing of current banknotes ended.
Japan’s National Printing Bureau has finished printing banknotes of the current family and is now producing those of the new one...
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Nov-3-2022
South Africa – A new family of banknotes next year.
According to unconfirmed reports Reserve Bank of South Africa is planning to introduce a new family of banknotes in the...
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Nov-1-2022
Nigeria – Black market dollar rate reach 200% of official rate.
At an average of 880 naira per USD the black market rate of the American dollar has surpassed the 200%...
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Oct-31-2022
Algeria – New commemorative banknote to be issued on November 2. – Corrected
Banque d’Algérie published today the image of the new banknote of 2,000 dinars (DZD2,000.3) commemorative of the 31st Ordinary Session of...
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Oct-29-2022
Nigeria – Finance Ministry not informed in advance of currency replacement.
Zainab Ahmed, Minister for Finance, declared yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria did not consult her ministry before taking...
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Oct-29-2022
Saudi Arabia – New 50 Riyals banknote – Corrected.
The new banknotes of 50 riyals with the name of the Saudi Central Bank (SAR50.7) are already in circulation. The...
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Oct-28-2022
Afghanistan – Problems with the supply of fresh banknotes.
Los Angeles Times has published recently an article by Nabih Bulos, its Kabul correspondent, that explains in detail the sorry...
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Oct-28-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes and the value of naira.
The replacement of the old banknotes recently announced, and the short period given for their replacement, are affecting the value...
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Oct-27-2022
Sudan – Varieties in the 2019 1,000 pounds banknote.
The position of the serial numbers in the 1,000 pounds banknote dated 2019 (SDG1,000.1) presents two varieties: SDG.1,000.1A Notes of...
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Oct-27-2022
Central African Monetary Union – Will the new banknotes be issued in November?
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Oct-27-2022
Algeria – Additional details of new commemorative banknotes.
Banque d’Algérie will issue next week two polymer commemorative banknotes of 2,000 dinars. The first one (DZD2,000.2) commemorates the 60th...
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Oct-26-2022
Algeria – New banknote commemorative of the Arab League Summit.
Banque d’Algérie has issued a 2,000 dinars banknote (DZD2,000.2) commemorative of the 31st Ordinary Session of the Council of the...
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Oct-26-2022
Nigeria – New banknotes soon.
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced today the imminent issue of new banknotes of 200 naira...
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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)...
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Oct-25-2022
Afghanistan – New banknotes arriving soon.
Officials for Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) declared last week that the newly printed banknotes will soon reach Afghanistan. The country’s...
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Oct-25-2022
North Macedonia – New banknotes with modified country name.
Banknotes of 100 denarii (MKD100.2), 1,000 denarii (MKD1,000.3) and 2,000 denarii (MKD2,000.2) with the new country name “НАРОДНА БАНКА НА РЕПУБЛИКА...
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Oct-21-2022
Algeria – Rumors about a commemorative banknote. CORRECTED.
According to unconfirmed rumors Banque d’Algérie plans to issue a 2,000 dinars banknote commemorative of the Arab League summit (DZD2,000.2)...
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Oct-19-2022
Philippines – Abaca producers advocate against polymer notes.
Aurora Peralta, Executive Director of the Association of Abaca Pulp Manufacturers, has “implored” the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas not to...
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Oct-18-2022
Paraguay: New family of banknotes details.
José Cantero, President of the Banco Central del Paraguay, provided...
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Oct-15-2022
Laos – New banknotes.
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. announced yesterday that it has issued in early October two new banknotes of...
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Oct-14-2022
India – Supreme Court will have a hearing about the 2016 demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupees banknotes.
The Supreme Court of India will have on 9 November a hearing about the 2016 demonetization of 500 rupees and...
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Oct-12-2022
Ukraine – One way traffic for banknotes issued 2003 through 2016.
The banknotes of the family issued between 2003 and 2016 are being retired as they are deposited or paid to...
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Oct-12-2022
Ukraine – Older banknotes to be demonetized in 2023.
All banknotes denominated in Hryvnie issued between 1992 and 2003 are redeemable until 30 September 2023. Source: National Bank of...
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Oct-12-2022
Saudi Arabia – Banknote of 100 riyals issued by Saudi Central Bank. Modified.
This is the photograph of the 100 riyals banknote dated 2021 with the new bank’s name “SAUDI CENTRAL BANK” (SAR100.8)...
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Oct-11-2022
Bahamas – Color modified on 10 dollars banknotes.
According to unconfirmed reports the Central Bank of the Bahamas has reprinted the 2016 version (BSD10.6) of the 10...
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Oct-7-2022
Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes to be presented in November.
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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...
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Oct-6-2022
Paraguay: New family of banknotes.
Banco Central del Paraguay announced yesterday that it is preparing a new family of banknotes. Current denominations and their substrates...
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Oct-4-2022
Russia – Possible motifs revealed for new 500 rubles banknote
Bank Rossiya published a list of possible motifs for the new banknote of 500 rubles (RB500.4), which will be devoted...
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Oct-1-2022
Peru – Family of artist claims violation on use of portrait in new 20 soles banknote.
The family of Baldomero Pestaña, author of the photograph of José María Arguedas on the new banknote of 20 soles...
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Oct-1-2022
Eastern Caribbean States – No immediate plans to make changes to banknotes and coins.
Timothy N.J. Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, declared that there are no immediate plans to change currency...
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Sep-30-2022
Uganda – Discussions about new banknotes with Pres. Museveni’s portrait.
In an article published on 27 September in The Investigator bylined by Fred Data Kamwada he reports that there are discussion...
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Sep-30-2022
Kazakhstan – New banknote of 20,000 tengé.
On October 1, 2022, the National Bank of Kazakhstan will put into circulation a new banknote of 20,000 tenge (KZT20,000.2)....
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