Recent Updates

• Aug-12-2022

  Afghanistan – Agreements reached to print new banknotes.

  Da Afghanistan Bank announced yesterday that agreements were reached with foreign fiscal printers for the production of new banknotes. The...

• Aug-8-2022

  Fiji – 88 cents Numismatic banknote.

  The reserve Bank of Fiji has issued today 8.8.2022 a “Numismatic Banknote” of 88 cents, which is sold a FJD...

• Aug-7-2022

  Turkey – Larger banknote denominations proposed.

  According to postings in Turkish social media the release of banknotes of 500 and 1,000 Turkish lira is being proposed....

• Aug-4-2022

  Malawi – Reserve Bank denies it plans to issue 10,000 kwacha notes.

  Wilson Banda, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, declared yesterday that the bank does not intend to issue new...

• Aug-3-2022

  Cuba – Central Bank sets new exchange rate at CUP 120 per USD.

  As of tomorrow 4 August 2022 Banco Central de Cuba will set the buying rate for U.S. dollars at 120...

• Aug-2-2022

  Poland – Nicolaus Copernicus commemorative banknote now planned for February 2023.

  Narodowy Bank Polski has issued its Schedule of Numismatic issues for 2023, in which they announce that the commemorative banknote...

• Jul-31-2022

  Burundi – Improved banknote of 1,000 francs. Withdrawal of older notes. UPDATED.

  The Banque de la République du Burundi has issued on 26 July 2022 an improved banknote of 1,000 francs (BIF1,000.5)....

• Jul-25-2022

  Russia – Five and ten ruble banknotes may continue to be issued.

  Sergei Belov, Deputy Governor of Bank Rossiya, declared in an interview with Izvestia that the banknotes of 5 rubles (RUB5.2)...

• Jul-21-2022

  URGENT – ENGLAND – Dangerous forgery of polymer 20 pounds banknotes. CORRECTED.

                                  Dangerous forgeries of current polymer Bank of England banknotes of 20 pounds are...

• Jul-21-2022

  Curaçao and St. Martin – New banknotes in 2024.

  As economic conditions have improved and current stocks of banknotes and coins denominated in Netherlands Antilles gulden are dwindling, the...

• Jul-21-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes in November.

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• Jul-20-2022

  Peru – New banknotes of 20 and 50 soles issued today.

  The Banco Central de Reservas del Perú issued today two new banknotes: The 20 soles (PEN20.4) note has in the...

• Jul-19-2022

  Peru – New banknotes to be issued tomorrow.

  The new Peruvian banknotes of 20 soles (PEN20.4) and 50 soles (PEN50.4) will be presented tomorrow.   These were supposed...

• Jul-19-2022

  Poland: “Protection of the Eastern Border” banknote released today.

  Narodowy Bank Polski issued today the Special Collectors banknote of 20 zlotych with the theme “Protection of the Eastern Border” (PLN20.14)....

• Jul-15-2022

  Cayman Islands – Forgery of 100 dollars notes.

  A small quantity of counterfeit 100 dollar Cayman banknotes (KYD100.4) were seized in June in Bodden Town. All bear the...

• Jul-15-2022

  Bhutan – Currency export rules modified.

  The Royal Monetary Authority issued in June new rules for currency export. While the import of amounts over USD10,000 or...

• Jul-14-2022

  Poland – New collector’s banknote with “Protection of the Eastern border” theme.

  Narodowy Bank Polski announced that the Collectors banknote of 20 zlotych with the theme “Protection of the Eastern Border” (PLN20.14) originally...

• Jul-13-2022

  Iran – New redenominated banknotes of 1 and 2 new toman issued.

  The banknotes of 1 new toman (IRT1.1) and 2 new toman (IRT2.1) announced in 2021 are being issued to circulation...

• Jul-13-2022

  Uzbekistan – New banknote of 200,000 sum. (MODIFIED)

  Uzbekistan’s Central Bank announced today that it will issue on 15 July 2022 a new 200,000 sum banknote (UZS200,000.1). It...

• Jul-13-2022

  CROATIA – Euro to be adopted on 1 January 2023.

  The Council of the European Union decided yesterday 12 July 2022 that Croatia will start using the euro as of...

• Jul-12-2022

  Philippines – Folded new banknotes of 1,000 piso are valid.

  After debates in social media on the interpretation of the request by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to get flat billfolds,...

• Jul-11-2022

  Mexico – Purported design of 2,000 pesos banknote.

    In recent days a purported design of a 2,000 pesos (MXN2,000.1) has being circulated in social media. When the...

• Jul-11-2022

  Russia – Banks switch to Chinese ATMs.

  Russian banks are switching to Chinese made ATMs. American and European cash handling equipment makers have stopped service and supply...

• Jul-10-2022

  Australia – Many counterfeit 50 and 100 dollars notes are being passed.

  Forged Australian notes of 50 dollars (AUD50.2) and 100 dollars (AUD100.2) of the first issue are being passed in Australia’s...

• Jul-8-2022

  Russia: New 100 rubles banknote appears in the Numismatic Market.

  A few new banknotes of 100 rubles (RUB100.6) have appeared in the Numismatic market. The come from those provided by...

• Jul-5-2022

  Egypt – First polymer banknote issued today.

  The Central Bank of Egypt released to circulation today its first ever polymer banknote of 10 pounds (EGP10.6). It has...

• Jul-5-2022

  Russia – Antimicrobial properties in new banknote of 100 rubles.

  Arkady Trachuk, General Director of Goznak, said today in an interview with RIA Novosti, that the new banknotes of 100...

• Jul-5-2022

  Russia – Designs for new banknotes of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles selected.

  Arkady Trachuk, General Director of Goznak, declared today that the motifs for the new banknotes of 1,000 rubles (RUB1,000.4) and...

• Jul-4-2022

  Maldives – Maldivian rufiya symbol unveiled. Modified banknotes to be printed.

  The Maldives Monetary Authority presented in a ceremony which took place yesterday 3 July 2022 the new symbol for the...

• Jul-4-2022

  Philippines – Stapling polymer banknotes illegal.

  Presidential Decree 247 of 1973 prohibits the defacement, mutilation, tearing, burning or destruction of Central Bank notes and coins, under...

• Jul-3-2022

  Sierra Leone – Redenominated banknotes confirmed in circulation.

  The re-denominated banknotes are in circulation since 1 July 2022. Older notes will co-circulate until 30 September 2022. The rate...

• 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...

• Jul-1-2022

  Russia – New 100 rubles banknote presented today.

   Bank Rossiya presented today its new banknote of 100 rubles (RUB100.6). It is part of the new family of notes...

• 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 Adam Smith type (GBP-BoE20.5) and 50 pounds of...

• 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...