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...
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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...