Jul-15-2025
European Monetary Union – The European Central Bank launches design contest for future euro notes.
The European Central Bank opened today a public contest for the design of the new family of euro banknotes. It...
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Jul-15-2025
Yemen – New banknote of 200 rials issued by the Houthis.
The Central Bank of Yemen at Sana’a, in the Northern area under control of the Houtis, will issue tomorrow 16...
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Jul-15-2025
Brazil – Notes of the first real family are being withdrawn from circulation, but remain legal tender.
Banco Central do Brasil is actively recalling the notes of the first family of reales (BRL1/2/5/10/20/50/100.1,) of which very few...
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Jul-11-2025
Bolivia – A commemorative Numismatic Product to be issued to honor the Independence Bicentennial.
The Central Bank of Bolivia will commemorate the Bicentennial of Bolivia’s Independence on 6 August 1825 with the release of...
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Jul-11-2025
Bulgaria confirmed to adopt the euro as of 1 January 2026.
On 8 July 2025 the Council of Europe approved the adopting of the euro by Bulgaria as of 1 January...
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Jul-9-2025
Belize – New banknotes unveiled. Corrected.
The new $2 banknote features waterfalls and rivers of Belize imagery, along with portrait of the Hon. Philip Goldson, national...
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Jul-4-2025
Tajikistan – National Bank of Tajikistan announces the issue of 2024 and 2025 dated banknotes.
The National Bank of Tajikistan announced yesterday 3 July 2025 that it is issuing banknotes 20; 50 and 100 somoni...
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Jul-3-2025
Qatar – Qatar Central Bank announced changes in the banknotes of the Fifth Series.
Qatar’s Fifth Series – Modified design (2025.) Qatar’s Fifth Series – Original design (2020.) The most visible changes in the...
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Jun-30-2025
Papua and New Guinea – New banknote commemorative of the 50th Anniversary of Nationhood.
The Bank of Papua and New Guinea unveiled today 30 June 2025 a new banknote of 50 kina (PGK50.7) commemorative...
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Jun-23-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Redemption of Antillean gulden simplified.
On 17 June the Central Bank of Curaçao and Saint Martin announced that the one time redemption of amounts up...
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Jun-23-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Forgeries of 100 gulden notes of the Netherlands Antilles.
On 20 June the Central Bank of Curaçao and Saint Martin has cautioned the public not to accept the older...
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Jun-21-2025
Nigeria: e-Currency Declaration Form required for travelers carrying large amounts of cash.
Since 23 May 2025 the Nigerian Customs Service requires air travelers carrying more than USD10,000 or its equivalent in other...
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Jun-20-2025
Mauritius – New polymer banknotes of 100 rupees issued today.
Bank of Mauritius has announced today the release to circulation of a new banknote of 100...
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Jun-19-2025
Bulgaria approved to adopt the euro next year.
Bulgaria has been approved on June 4 by the European Commission to adopt the euro as of January 1st, 2026....
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Jun-17-2025
Trinidad and Tobago – New banknotes on hold.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago announced 0n 14 June that it has suspended for the time being the...
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Jun-10-2025
Costa Rica – Notes of 1,000 colones of the series A and B recalled.
The Central Bank of Costa Rica has announced on 30 May 2025 that the banknotes of 1,000 colones dated 2009...
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Jun-6-2025
Vietnam – New banknote.
The State Bank of Vietnam plans to issue a new banknote of 100,000 dong (VND100,000.3) printed on PolySecure® substrate locally...
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Jun-5-2025
Yemen (Sana’a) – Severe cash shortage.
A severe liquidity crisis in unfolding in Sana’a and other areas in North Yemen under Houti control. All banks and...
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Jun-5-2025
Bangladesh – Images of all the banknotes of the new family.
These are the images of all the banknotes of the new family. Only those of 20; 50 and 1,000 taka...
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Jun-3-2025
Bolivia – First denomination of the improved Series B banknotes issued.
The Central Bank of Bolivia announced yesterday 2 June 2025 that it has issued the first denomination of its Series...
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May-29-2025
Bangladesh – Images of all the new notes.
These are the images of all of the new banknotes of the new family. Prior notes are still valid. Courtesy:...
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May-28-2025
Zambia – Older notes will co-circulate with the new ones for one year.
According to unconfirmed reports the notes of the 2012 through 2022 series will co-circulate with the new ones for one...
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May-26-2025
Bangladesh – New notes will be issued in June 2nd. Images of some large denominations are available.
The images of several of the new banknotes to be issued soon have been revealed. According to new information those...
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May-22-2025
Bangladesh – Notes of the new family to be issued soon.
Bangladesh Bank is set to issue several denomination of their new family of banknotes ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. Their details...
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May-21-2025
Transnistria – Modified banknote.
The Pridnestrovian Republican Bank announced that it has yesterday 20 May 2025 released to circulation a modified...
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May-17-2025
SYRIA – New notes minus al-Assad to be printed.
According to many sources the new government of Syria is considering moving the printing of new banknotes from Russia to...
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May-16-2025
Guinea Conakry – Massive robbery of new notes.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea announced on 14 April that 1.05 million of the just issued new...
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May-16-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – New improved banknote.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea announced on 13 May that it has issued on May 14 an...
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May-15-2025
IRAN – Currency redenominated by eliminating 4 zeros.
The Central Bank of Iran has finally announced this week its plans to issue banknotes denominated in tomans, equal to...
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May-12-2025
ARMENIA – Notes of the Second Generation are being withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia has announced in late April that it will start the process of...
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May-8-2025
Kazakhstan – New commemorative banknote.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan will issue tomorrow 9 May 2025 a banknote of 1,000 tenge (KZT1,000.10) commemorative of...
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May-7-2025
Belgium – New rules for the redemption of legacy banknotes.
The National Bank of Belgium will redeem at its counters up to BEF120,000 in Belgian franc banknotes per person, per...
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May-6-2025
Kazakhstan – Some banknotes of 2,000 tenge of new family were issued in error.
While not officially issued, a provincial branch of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has issued a small quantity...
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May-5-2025
Tanzania – Use of foreign currency for domestic transactions banned.
Bank of Tanzania announced on May 2 that from now on all domestic transactions are to be priced and paid...
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May-3-2025
Thailand – New commemorative banknote.
Bank of Thailand has issued on 14 April 2025 a 100 baht banknote (THB100.17) commemorative of the 150th Anniversary of...
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Apr-30-2025
Bangladesh – Critical currency scarcity.
Bangladesh Bank has 15,000 crore (= BDT150,000 million = USD1,232 million) face value in banknotes of the previous series in...
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Apr-30-2025
South Africa – FAKE INFORMATION. No new banknotes in September.
The information published yesterday about purported new banknotes of 50 and 100 rand to be issued in September, originally published...
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Apr-28-2025
Papua New Guinea – New commemorative 100 kina banknote.
James Marape, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, announced today that the Cabinet has approved the issue of a polymer 100...
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Apr-28-2025
Papua New Guinea – The Bank of Papua New Guinea will issue a new 50 kina commemorative banknote.
The Bank of Papua New Guinea announced today that it will issue later this year a polymer commemorative banknote of...
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Apr-27-2025
Curaçao and Saint Martin – Ombudsman of Curaçao warns of problems on the redemption of old banknotes.
The Ombudsman of Curaçao has written to the Ministry of Finance to warn that the rules established for the redemption...
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Apr-25-2025
Argentina – A banknote honoring Pope Francisco is being proposed.
According to multiple sources there are proposals in Parliament to issue a new banknote honoring Pope Francisco I. The idea...
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Apr-24-2025
Lebanon – Parliament allows the printing of 500,000 and 1 million livres banknotes.
Today 24 April 2025 the Lebanese Parliament modified the Banking Law to allow the printing of banknotes of 500,ooo (LBP500,000.1)...
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Apr-16-2025
Cape Verde – New improved notes.
The Banco de Cabo Verde announced this week that will it soon issue new banknotes...
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Apr-11-2025
Zambia – Prison for defacing or disrespecting local banknotes.
According to Section 676 (1) (f) of the Bank of Zambia Act 2022 those found guilty of defacing or destroying...
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Apr-11-2025
Zimbabwe – Improved ZiG notes to come in near future.
Dr John Mushayavanhu, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, declared that “the Central Bank is making concerted efforts to ensure delivery...
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Apr-10-2025
Russia – Flag to be added to banknotes design. News on future banknote releases.
Vassily Prokofiev, Director of the Bank Rossiya’s Cash Management Department, declared on 7 April that the addition of the Russian...
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Apr-6-2025
Jamaica – All paper banknotes withdrawn from circulation as of 1 July 2025.
The Bank of Jamaica has decided that all paper banknotes will cease to be legal tender by 1 July 2025....
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Apr-6-2025
Syria – Syrian banknotes to be printed again in Western Europe.
Previous sanctions on Syria, forced the Central Bank to have their banknotes printed by Goznak in Russia. The lifting of...
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Apr-4-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – More details about the new banknote of 20,000 francs.
The new banknote of 20,000 francs dated 2024 (GNF20,000.2B) is similar to the one dated 2019, but it has several...
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Apr-3-2025
Guinea (Conakry) – New banknote of 20,000 francs.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea has announced that it will put into circulation as of 2 April...
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Apr-3-2025
Guernsey – Design concepts chosen for new banknotes.
Guernsey has chosen the motifs that will be shown in its new banknotes planned for release in 2027. These are...