Aug-22-2020
Mexico – New commemorative banknote.
Alejandro Alegre, General Director of the Issue Department of Banco de Mexico, announced in an interview published in June that the...
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Aug-22-2020
Ethiopia – New higher value banknote; improved smaller ones.
You saw it first here! The National Bank of Ethiopia announced that it will issue in September a new...
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Aug-20-2020
Aruba – U.S. dollar exchange restrictions.
You saw it here first… According to several reports the exchange of Aruban florins to U.S, dollars is restricted....
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Aug-19-2020
Eastern Caribbean States – Probable date of issue of new 5 dollar notes.
You saw it here first! The new polymer banknotes of 5 dollars (XCD5.6) are expected to be released...
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Aug-19-2020
Bahamas – New CRISP Evolution 5 dollars banknote.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of the Bahamas has informed us that the new banknote of...
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Aug-17-2020
Indonesia – Commemorative 75,000 rupiah note presented today.
The new banknote commemorative of the 75th Anniversary of Independence was officially presented today. A total of 75 million notes...
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Aug-17-2020
Denmark – Improved 500 kroner banknote delayed.
You saw it first here! Danmarks Nationalbank is in the process of issuing improved versions of their current banknotes,...
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Aug-16-2020
Indonesia – New commemorative banknote.
You saw it here first! Bank Negara Indonesia announced that it will issue tomorrow 17 August 2020 a new...
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Aug-14-2020
Bulgaria – New improved banknote of 5 leva.
You saw it first here! Bulgarian National Bank will issue on 4 September 2020 an improved banknote of 5...
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Aug-9-2020
Brazil – Spurious notes of 200 reais.
FORGERY – FALSO – COUNTREFAIT – FALSCH WORTHLESS – SIN VALOR – SANS VALEUR – WERTLOS You saw it here...
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Aug-7-2020
Iran – New “Iranian Cheque” of one million rials.
You saw it first here! Abdolnaser Hemmati, Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented...
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Aug-7-2020
Cuba – MLC stores opened in July.
On 20 July the Cuban government has opened a network of “MLC” stores. MLC stands for “Moneda libre convertible” (Freely...
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Aug-7-2020
Brazil – Color of new banknotes of 200 reais.
You saw it here first! Banco Central do Brasil defined this week the color of the new banknotes of...
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Aug-6-2020
Trinidad and Tobago – Concept design of new polymer banknote family unveiled.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has unveiled the “concept” design of the...
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Aug-6-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank £20 polymer change.
To add to yesterday’s posting, here are the photos of both varieties of the Ulster Bank 20 pounds banknote (NIR-UB20.3),...
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Aug-4-2020
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank issue of new £20 banknotes delayed.
You saw it first here! Polymer notes of 5 (NIR-UB5.5) and 10 pounds (NIR-UB10.3) issued by Ulster Bank Limited...
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Aug-2-2020
Algeria – New banknote of 2,000 dinars to be issued in November.
You saw it first here. Ayman ben Abderhamana, algerian Finance Minister, announced today that the new banknotes of 2,000...
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Jul-30-2020
Brazil -The animal to be shown in the new 200 reais banknote.
It turns out that the “guará” wolf that will appear in the new banknotes of 200 reais (BRL200.1) is not...
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Jul-30-2020
Poland – New Commemorative banknote.
You saw it first here! As part of its 2020 program of numismatic issues Narodowy Bank Polski...
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Jul-30-2020
Angola – Note of 200 kwanzas of the “Familia 2020” issued today.
The new polymer banknotes of 200 kwanzas of the “Familia 2020” (AOA200.2) are being issued today. Several articles in the...
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Jul-29-2020
Brazil – New banknote of 200 reais.
Banco Central do Brasil has announced today that at the end of August it will issue a banknote of 200...
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Jul-29-2020
Philippines – New improved banknotes.
You saw it first here! The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced today that it has launched enhanced banknotes that...
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Jul-27-2020
Vanuatu – New commemorative banknote.
You saw it first here! On 30 July Vanuatu is celebrating its 40 Years of Independence. Simeon Malachi Athy,...
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Jul-26-2020
Nepal – New banknote with twin Asian elephants.
Nepal Rastra Bank has issued this Wednesday a modified banknote of 1,000 rupees (NPR1,000.8). It is dated 2019 and shows...
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Jul-23-2020
Costa Rica – New banknotes printed on polymer.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of Costa Rica will issue in a few weeks new...
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Jul-23-2020
Angola – Application for new 2020 family of notes.
You saw it first here! Banco Nacional de Angola released Tuesday a free mobile application “Kwanza 2020” that helps...
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Jul-21-2020
Tanzania – Banknote proposed to honor President Magufuli.
You saw it first here! Chief Athuman Mwariko, Director of Kilimanjaro Cultural Heritage Centre, urged the Government to issue...
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Jul-21-2020
Argentina – Bids requested to print 500 pesos notes.
You saw it first here! According to numerous reports S.E. Casa de...
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Jul-20-2020
Argentina – Plans to outsource currency printing to foreign printers.
You saw it here first! The “perfect storm” caused by the devaluation of...
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Jul-20-2020
Bangladesh – New security band on 1,000 taka banknote.
You saw it here first! The 1,000 taka banknotes dated 2020 (BDT1,000.2C) have a new security band, provided by...
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Jul-17-2020
Myanmar – New 500 kyat banknote to be issued on Sunday.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Myanmar will issue its new banknote of 500 kyat (MMK500.3)...
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Jul-16-2020
Egypt – Polymer banknote being planned.
You saw it first here! Gamal Negm, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, declared this Monday 13...
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Jul-12-2020
Algeria – New banknotes and the black market.
Several articles in the Algerian press mention that the recent issue of new banknotes is part of an operation geared...
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Jul-10-2020
Northern Ireland – New £20 polymer banknote from Ulster Bank.
You saw it first here! Ulster Bank will issue on July 20 its new 20 pounds banknote (NIR-UB20.3) printed...
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Jul-10-2020
Northern Ireland – Danske Bank to issue £20 polymer note.
You saw it first here! Danske Bank announced today that it will issue on 20 July 2020 a new...
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Jul-9-2020
Argentina – Old stock of “Evita” 100 pesos banknotes issued.00.6)_
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Jul-9-2020
Oman – New commemorative banknote, Sixth family of notes announced.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Oman announced today that it will issue this month...
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Jul-8-2020
Liberia – Banknotes worth LRD 4 billion arrive.
You saw it first here! The Central Bank of Liberia is in the process of verifying a shipment of...
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Jul-8-2020
China – New banknote of 5 yuan.
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Jul-7-2020
Angola – New family of notes presented.
You saw it first here! In a ceremony that took place today 7 July 2020, José de Lima Massano,...
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Jul-6-2020
European Monetary Union – New signature of euro banknotes.
You saw it here first! The European Central Bank announced last week that it will start issuing this week...
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Jul-6-2020
Northern Ireland – Bank of Ireland issues polymer £20 banknote.
You saw it here first! Bank of Ireland, the largest banknote issuer in Northern Ireland, has announced that it...
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Jul-4-2020
Algeria – New banknote of 2,000 dinars announced today.
You saw it first here! On the occasion of the celebration of the 58th Anniversary of Independence Abdelaziz Djerad,...
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Jul-3-2020
Isle of Man – Varieties in the current 10 pound banknotes.
In the recently released notes of 10 pounds (IOM10.1D) with the signature the new Chief Financial Office, Sheila Lowe, the...
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Jul-3-2020
England – Varieties on the new 20 pound banknotes of Bank of England.
There are two varieties of the substrate of the new 20 Pounds banknote (GBP-BoE20.5). The purple ink surrounding the window...
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Jun-30-2020
Romania – “World’s best forger” of polymer notes apprehended.
Romanian authorities arrested members of a criminal network responsible for the counterfeiting of thousands of 100 lei polymer banknotes (RON100.1A). ...
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Jun-30-2020
Honduras – Details of new banknote of 200 lempiras.
The Banco Central de Honduras approved in late 2019 the issue of a 200 lempiras banknote (HNL200.1) to commemorate the...
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Jun-19-2020
Myanmar – New banknote of 500 kyats.
You saw it here first! The Central Bank of Myanmar announced yesterday, 18 June 2020, that on...
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Jun-19-2020
Zimbabwe – New 20 dollars note is in circulation.
You saw it first here! We have received confirmation that the new banknote of 20 dollars (ZWL20.1)...
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Jun-18-2020
Zimbabwe – Confusion on new 20 dollar banknotes.
You saw it first here! It is not clear whether the new banknotes of 20 dollars...
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Jun-17-2020
Myanmar – More new notes to be issued.
U Soe Min, Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, declared on Monday that the image of Independence hero General...