Nov-11-2020
Argentina –
You saw it first here… La Nación of Buenos Aires has informed today that the Banco Central de la República...
Recent Updates
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Nov-10-2020
Canada –
The Canadian $5 bill is getting a facelift. Earlier this year, the Bank of Canada announced it was redesigning the bill,...
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Nov-10-2020
Costa Rica – Improved polymer banknote of 1,000 colones.
You saw it first here… The Banco Central de Costa Rica has received last week a shipment of new...
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Nov-4-2020
China Peoples’ Republic – New 5 yuan banknote completes new family of upgraded currency.
You saw it first here … The new banknote of 5 yuan (CNY5.4) will complete the new family of...
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Nov-3-2020
Singapore – Monetary Authority to stop printing $1,000 banknotes.
You saw it first here … The Monetary Authority of Singapore has announced that it will stop printing 1,000...
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Nov-2-2020
Czechia – Commemorative banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Czech National Bank presented in early October the design of the banknote of...
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Nov-1-2020
Azerbaijan – Commemorative banknotes.
According to an article and interview with Aqşin Vəliyev, director of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, there is a plan...
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Oct-30-2020
India/Saudi Arabia – India complains to Saudi Arabia on wrong map on commemorative note.
India has asked Saudi Arabia to take corrective steps on the misrepresentation of its territorial boundaries in the new...
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Oct-29-2020
Australia – New banknote of 100 dollars issued today.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued today the new polymer banknote of 100 dollars (AUD100.3) which completes the new...
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Oct-29-2020
Trinidad & Tobago – New polymer banknotes to be issued next week.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that on November 2 it will release to circulation its new...
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Oct-24-2020
Saudi Arabia – Commemorative new banknote of 20 riyals.
You saw it here first… The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority announced today that it will issue tomorrow 25 October...
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Oct-21-2020
Brazil – Legal problems with the new banknote of 200 reais.
You saw it first here… The Brazilian Union Public Defender, along with Federal District Public Defender and the...
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Oct-21-2020
Georgia – Updated banknotes of 50 lari.
You saw it first here… According to the webpage oncoins.net the National Bank of Georgia is going to issue...
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Oct-20-2020
Azerbaijan – New banknotes.
You saw it first here… The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced today that it will issue on 1st...
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Oct-16-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – New polymer banknotes to be issued in November..
You saw it first here… Nicole Crooks, Industrial and External Relations manager of the Central Bank of Trinidad and...
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Oct-15-2020
Ethiopia – Foreign Ethiopian missions will exchange old notes for expats.
The National Bank of Ethiopia said that Ethiopian foreign missions will start changing new banknotes for the old ones to...
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Oct-14-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank issues new £20 polymer banknote.
You saw it first here… Ulster Bank has issued today to circulation its new polymer banknote of 20 pounds...
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Oct-11-2020
South Sudan – Currency change.
According to several publications the Government has announced that there are plans to change the currency. No details were given...
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Oct-10-2020
Macao – Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China’s contract renewed.
You saw it first here… The Macau Government has signed new ten-year agreements with Bank of China (Macau) and...
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Oct-8-2020
Fiji – New commemorative is in circulation.
The Fijian new polymer commemorative banknote (FJD50.5) announced yesterday is already in circulation. Courtesy: Raihan. Click here to order...
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Oct-7-2020
Oman – New banknote of 50 rials is in circulation.
You saw it here first… The new banknote of 50 rials dated 2020 (OMR50.5) appears to be in circulation,...
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Oct-7-2020
Fiji – New commemorative banknote.
You saw it first here… Voreqe Bainimarama, Fiji’s Primer Minister, unveiled today a new polymer banknote of 50 dollars...
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Oct-6-2020
Venezuela – New banknotes of 100,000 bolívares soon.
You saw it here first … According to an article published yesterday by zero hedge,com Venezuela ordered 71 tonnes...
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Oct-5-2020
Angola – Polymer notes of 1,000 Kwanzas issued.
You saw it first here… The polymer new banknotes of 1,000 Kwanzas (AOA1,000.3) have appeared in ATMs on...
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Oct-4-2020
Saudi Arabia – New polymer banknote of 5 riyals to be issued tomorrow.
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority will issue tomorrow 5 October a new polymer banknote of 5 riyals (SAR5.7). It is...
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Oct-3-2020
CEDEAO/ECOWAS – ECO introduction delayed.
The countries that make up the Economic Community of West African States have decided that it will be impossible to...
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Oct-2-2020
Brunei – Banknotes of $10,000 on one way traffic.
You saw it first here… Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam has announced that effective 2 November 2020 banknotes of...
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Oct-1-2020
Bulgaria – Withdrawal of 2 leva banknotes.
You saw here first… The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank decided to withdraw...
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Sep-30-2020
Australia – Date of issue announced for the new $100 banknote.
The Reserve Bank today announced the new $100 banknote will be released into general circulation on 29 October 2020. Existing $100 banknotes retain...
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Sep-30-2020
Nicaragua – New Commemorative polymer banknote.
Banco Central de Nicaragua has announced in a press release that it will issue tomorrow a new banknote of 5...
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Sep-30-2020
Tanzania – Improved banknotes.
Bank of Tanzania announced in April that it has issued improved banknote of 1,000 shillings (TZS1,0050.B); 2,000 shillings (TZS2,000.2B);...
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Sep-30-2020
Uruguay – New polymer banknotes.
Banco Central del Uruguay will present this Saturday at its Numismatic Museum the new polymer banknotes of 20 pesos...
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Sep-25-2020
Argentina – More time for the redemption of 5 pesos banknotes.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Banco Central de la República Argentina has once again extended the term for the redemption...
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Sep-22-2020
Argentina – Banknotes of 1,000 pesos to be printed in Brazil.
The Banco Central de la República Argentina contracted with Casa da Moeda in Brazil the printing of 400 million pieces...
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Sep-22-2020
Cuba – Central Bank denies rumors of CUP/CUC unification.
Banco Central de Cuba denied last week the unification of its two currencies, the peso cubano (CUP) and the peso...
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Sep-22-2020
Angola – New banknote of 500 kwanzas released.
According to several publications the banknote of 500 kwanzas of the 2020 family has been released to circulation on September...
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Sep-22-2020
Wooden scrip issued in Tenino, Washington.
Businesses in Tenino, a small town in Washington state, were having a hard time because of COVID-19, being at risk...
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Sep-21-2020
Bahamas – New 5 dollars banknote.
As we reported on 19 August the Central Bank of the Bahamas will issue on 23 September a new banknote...
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Sep-15-2020
Ethiopia – Shorter period for exchange of large amounts of older notes.
You saw it first here Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared yesterday that although the term for the exchange...
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Sep-14-2020
Ethiopia – Older banknotes demonetized.
You saw it here first Ethiopia has given three months for the co-circulation of the previous notes of...
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Sep-14-2020
Ethiopia – New banknotes introduced.
You saw it here first The Ethiopian government unveiled today a new family of banknotes, which includes...
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Sep-13-2020
Comoros – New substrates for small denominations.
You saw it here first The Banque Centrale des Comores has informed on 28 August that it will issue...
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Sep-11-2020
Egypt – New polymer banknotes.
You saw it here first In declarations to the press Tarek Amer, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt,...
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Sep-3-2020
Ukraine – Small banknotes retired from circulation.
All banknotes of 1 hryvnia (UAH1.1/2/3) and 2 hryvni (UAH2.1/2/3) will cease to be legal tender at the end of...
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Sep-3-2020
Dominican Republic – New security thread on 2,000 pesos banknote.
You saw it first here! Banco Central de la República Dominicana will issue tomorrow, 4 September 2020, a new...
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Sep-2-2020
Brazil – New banknote of 200 reais issued today.
You saw it first here! Banco Central do Brasil presented today it new banknote of 200 reais (BRL200.1). It...
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Sep-2-2020
Angola – New banknote of 500 kwanzas to be issued soon.
The new polymer banknotes of 500 kwanzas (AOA500.3), will enter circulation on 17 September, National Heroes Day. Since it is...
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Aug-28-2020
Argentina – Call for bids to print notes abroad failed.
You saw it here first! The call for bids to print abroad 250 million banknotes of 500 pesos (ARS500.1)...
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Aug-28-2020
Brazil – New 200 reais note to be issued next week.
You saw it here first! Banco Central do Brasil announced yesterday that it will release its new banknote of...
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Aug-25-2020
Mexico – Details of the back side of the new family of banknotes.
Banco de México has made public sketches of the back side of the banknotes of the new family. Source: Banco...
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Aug-24-2020
Albania – Issue of 10,000 lekë banknotes delayed.
You saw it here first! Banka e Shqiperisë has informed us that the issue of the new banknote of...