Jun-17-2020
Myanmar (Burma) – Interesting article about the 1964; 1985 and 1987 demonetizations.
The Irrawaddy published on 17 May 2020 this very interesting article about the demonetizations of 1964, 1985 and 1987. The...
Recent Updates
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Jun-16-2020
Algeria – New banknotes of 2,000 dinars.
There are unconfirmed reports about new 2,000 dinars banknotes (DZD2,000.2) now being printed, to be issued in July; and that...
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Jun-15-2020
Sudan – New banknote of 200 pounds.
The Central Bank of Sudan has recently issued a new banknote of 200 pounds (SDG200.2). This new banknote is smaller...
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Jun-13-2020
United States of America – No new 20 dollars banknote.
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury Secretary, said on Thursday June 11 that the United States has no plans to unveil this...
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Jun-11-2020
Albania – New 10,000 lëke banknote expected late this year.
Bank of Albania announced that the new banknote of 10,000 lëke (ALL10,000.1) will be released in the last quarter of...
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Jun-9-2020
Cambodia – National Bank recalls small U.S.dollar banknotes.
The National Bank of Cambodia has instructed on 27 May 2020 all commercial banks and micro-finance institutions to send it...
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Jun-9-2020
Mexico – New commemorative banknote.
Alejandro Alegre, head of the Issue Department of Banco de México, announced that a new 20 pesos banknote (MXN20.7) is...
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Jun-5-2020
Costa Rica – One way traffic for 50,000 colones banknotes.
On 4 June 2020 the Banco Central de Costa Rica announced on its webpage that it has the intention of...
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Jun-3-2020
Argentina – Watermark variations in current banknotes
The watermark in current banknotes of 500 and 1,000 pesos (ARS500.1 and ARS1,000.1) of the recent series have watermarks that...
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Jun-2-2020
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos is in circulation.
The new banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos (DOP500.9) announced recently is in circulation since yesterday, 1 June 2020. It...
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May-30-2020
Libya – Banknotes seized in Malta.
The United States Department of State issued yesterday 29 May 2020 a press statement commending the Government of Malta for...
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May-30-2020
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 500 pesos dominicanos.
Banco Central de la República Dominicana has announced yesterday that it will issue on 20 June 2020 a new banknote of...
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May-29-2020
Egypt – Central Bank denies, again, issuing of 500 pounds banknotes.
An official from the Central Bank of Egypt denied this week reports appearing in social media about the issue in...
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May-27-2020
Argentina – No 5,000 pesos new banknotes for the time being.
After all the contradictory information, and the controversy on placing Dr Ramón Carrillo on the proposed 5,000 pesos banknote of...
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May-23-2020
Argentina – More time to redeem 5 pesos banknotes.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Banco Central de la República Argentina has again extended the term for the redemption of...
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May-22-2020
Bulgaria – Improved new banknote of 10 leva.
The National Bank of Bulgaria announced today that it will issue on 12 June 2020 a new banknote of...
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May-21-2020
West African Monetary Union – Big changes.
French Parliament is considering a law by which the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest will cut some...
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May-20-2020
Argentina – New developments in the saga of the new banknote of 5,000 pesos.
Facundo Carrillo, grandson of Dr. Ramón Carrillo had yesterday a meeting with authorities of DAIA, the Delegation of Jewish Associations...
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May-20-2020
Zimbabwe – New 10 dollars banknote issued yesterday.
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has yesterday put in circulation its new banknotes of 10 dollars (ZWL10.1). Those of 20...
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May-18-2020
Argentina – Controversy about figure to be shown on new 5,000 pesos banknote.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has objected to the inclusion of Dr. Ramón Carrillo in the new banknote of 5,000 pesos...
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May-16-2020
Argentina – More details about the banknote of 5,000 pesos.
In spite of President Alberto Fernández’s recent negative comments about the issuance of a 5,000 pesos banknote (ARS5,000.1), La Nación...
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May-15-2020
Namibia – Commemorative banknote issued today.
According to many sources the commemorative new polymer banknote of 30 dollars (NAD30.1) announced in March is available to the...
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May-15-2020
Argentina – Contradictory news about the 5,000 pesos note.
According to several publications, President Alberto Fernández has said that the 5,000 pesos banknote (ARS5,000.1) will not be issued. Perhaps...
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May-15-2020
Zimbabwe – New notes arrive.
A shipment of 60 tons of new banknotes arrived yesterday to Zimbabwe. The flight originated in Leipzig, which seems to...
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May-15-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes notice.
Statutory Instrument 103A of 2020. [CAP. 22:15 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Issue of Ten Dollar and Twenty Dollar Banknotes) Notice,...
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May-12-2020
Argentina – New banknote of 5,000 pesos.
Faced with the need to issue more currency because of the COVID-19 emergency, the Banco Central de la República Argentina...
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May-10-2020
Congo, Democratic Republic – Notes of 5,000 francs discounted.
Current banknotes of 5,000 francs (CDF5,000.1) are refused by many merchants, and discounted up to 10% by money changers, even...
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May-10-2020
Brazil – Possible increase in banknote production.
Banco Central do Brasil is consulting with Casa da Moeda about increasing the production of banknotes, as there seems to...
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May-10-2020
Japan – New banknotes encourage matsumata growing.
Tokyo, May 9 (Jiji Press)–The planned introduction of Japan’s new 10,000-yen bills in fiscal 2024 has been inspiring domestic growers...
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May-10-2020
Mexico – Old style 200 pesos banknotes dated in “Ciudad de México”
Banco the México has recently issued notes of 200 pesos of the old design, dated in “Ciudad de México” (MXN200.5B)...
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May-10-2020
Zimbabwe – New banknotes soon.
Several local sources have revealed today that in a few weeks the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will issue new banknotes...
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May-6-2020
Liberia – Crane granted contract to print banknotes.
Crane AB won the bid to print 2,000,000 banknotes of 500 Liberian dollars. The Central Bank of Liberia selected it...
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May-4-2020
Macao – Updated banknotes for Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco da China.
The Executive Council of the Special Administrative Region of Macao has authorized both issuing banks to issue new families of...
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May-4-2020
Iran – Redenomination.
The Iranian parliament voted today to approve the creation o a new monetary unit, the toman, equal to 10,000 current...
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Apr-29-2020
Ukraine – Coin to replace banknotes of 10 hryvien.
National Bank of Ukraine announce today that in June it will issue new coins of 10 hryvien to gradually replace...
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Apr-28-2020
Mexico – New 20 pesos coin.
Banco de México has released to circulation on 22 April 2020 a new coin of 20 pesos, which will...
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Apr-28-2020
Mexico – Local currency.
The town of Santa María Jalalpa, Estado de Mexico, has issued local currency notes. These notes are backed by cash...
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Apr-27-2020
Kazakhstan. Banknotes to be demonetized.
The following banknotes issued in 2006 will lose all value at the dates indicated: 1,000 tenge (KZT1,000.3)...
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Apr-27-2020
Kazakhstan – Banknote retired from circulation.
The notes of 500 tenge issued in 2006 (KZT500.3 and 500.4) will cease to be legal tender on 10...
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Apr-27-2020
Argentina. Fake news.
A video circulating in social media claims that banknotes of 100...
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Apr-16-2020
Bahamas – New banknote of 5 dollars.
We have received reports indicating that the new banknotes of 5 dollars of the “CRISP Evolution” family (BSD5.4) are already...
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Apr-15-2020
Mexico – New banknote of 100 pesos coming soon.
Banco de México announced on Monday that the new banknote of 100 pesos of the “G” family (MXP100.8) will...
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Apr-12-2020
Jamaica – Correction.
In our posting of 10 April about Crane Currency printed notes we erred. The note of 50 dollars is still...
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Apr-10-2020
Jamaica: New printer for $500 2019 banknote.
Bank of Jamaica has recently released banknotes of 500 dollars (JMD500.1E) printed by Crane Currency. These banknotes are similar...
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Apr-10-2020
Guatemala – New printer for the 5 quetzales dated 2018.
The 5 quetzal banknotes dated 2018 printed by PWPW SA (GTQ5.4B) announced by us in July 2019 is already found...
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Apr-5-2020
Tanzania – Improved banknotes.
Florens Luoga, Governor of Bank of Tanzania, announced to banks and financial institutions that improved banknotes will be issued soon. ...
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Mar-30-2020
Canada – Bank of Canada comments on shops refusing to accept cash.
Bank of Canada has sent this message to many correspondents: As we all do our part to try...
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Mar-28-2020
Dominican Republic – Central Bank reacts to Covid-19 threat.
Banco Central de la República Dominicana has informed that soon all the banknotes to be issued will disinfected using UV...
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Mar-27-2020
Tunisia – New banknote.
Banque Centrale de Tunisie has issued today a new banknote of 10 dinars (TND10.10). It is dated 20-3-2020. It honors...
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Mar-27-2020
Cambodia – De-dollarization.
According to many reports published in the local press, the National Bank of Cambodia is promoting the use of local...
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Mar-21-2020
Namibia – New commemorative banknote.
In a press release dated today Bank of Namibia informed that a new polymer banknote of 30 Namibia dollars (NAD30.1) ...