Aug-4-2019
Zimbabwe – New currency is being printed.
Emerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, said a few days ago that his government will soon unveil new notes and coins...
Recent Updates
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Aug-1-2019
Oman – Will the exchange of older notes be extended?
The Central Bank of Oman “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019 to replace expired...
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Aug-1-2019
Romania – New banknote.
The Banca Nationala a Romaniei announced yesterday that it will issue in 2020 a 20 lei new banknote (RON20.1) which...
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Jul-31-2019
Iran – Currency redenomination.
The Iranian Cabinet approved today the redenomination of the Iranian currency, creating a new unit, the toman equal to 10,000...
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Jul-29-2019
Argentina – All 5 pesos banknotes are being withdrawn.
We have obtained clarification from the Banco Central de la República Argentina that states that all banknotes of 5 pesos...
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Jul-28-2019
Central African Monetary and Economic Community – New foreign currency export rules.
Effective 1 March 2019 the foreign...
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Jul-28-2019
Zimbabwe – Reserve Bank to print more “bond” notes.
John Mangudya, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, announced on June 26 that the bank will issue an extra...
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Jul-26-2019
Argentina – Withdrawal from circulation of 5 pesos banknotes.
The Banco Central de la República Argentina announced today that 5 pesos banknotes issued since 1998...
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Jul-18-2019
The Philippines – Banknote of 20 pesos to be replaced by coin.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will replace the banknotes of 20 piso (PHP20.2) with a coin, which are to be...
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Jul-17-2019
Mexico – Non selected projects for the new 500 pesos banknote.
Milenio has published today pictures of several non selected designs of the new banknote of 500 pesos (MXN500.6). The...
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Jul-16-2019
England – Secret code hidden in Bank of England new 50 pounds note.
The ribbon with 0’s and 1’s found in the design of the new banknote of 50 pounds (GBP50.4) honoring...
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Jul-16-2019
India – The Reserve Bank of India will offer a mobile app for currency verification.
The Reserve Bank of India will come out with a mobile application to help visually impaired people identify current banknotes....
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Jul-15-2019
Mexico – New 200 pesos banknote.
This picture published in youtube.com by “numismatica monedas del mundo” purports to represent the image of the new banknote of...
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Jul-15-2019
Sudan – About the new 1,000 pounds banknote.
Through private enquiries we have found that the new banknote of 1,000 Sudanese pounds (SDG1,000.1) is not yet in. circulation. ...
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Jul-15-2019
England – Details on new 50 pounds banknote revealed.
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, revealed that the new banknote of 50 pounds (GBP50.4) will have the...
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Jul-15-2019
Kenya – Scarcity of new notes reported.
Commercial banks in Kenya are experiencing a scarcity of banknotes of the new family. Banks are reissuing older notes, which...
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Jul-14-2019
Dominican Republic – New banknotes.
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana informed last Friday that it will issue on September 15 a new banknote...
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Jul-10-2019
Ukraine – Font rights problem on new 1,000 hryven banknote.
Designer Bogdan Ghai has revealed in his Facebook page that the designers of the soon to be issued banknote of...
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Jul-10-2019
Yemen – New 100 rials banknote to be issued soon.
The containers with these banknotes of 100 rials dated 2018 (YER100.3) have been finally released to the Central Bank of...
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Jul-9-2019
Venezuela – Pictures of the new banknotes of 2019.
These are the photos of the new banknotes of 10,000 (VES10,000.1), 20,000 (VES20,000.1) and 50,000 bolívares soberanos (VES50,000.1) recently issued....
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Jul-9-2019
Uruguay – New polymer banknotes arriving soon.
The Banco Central del Uruguay is expected to receive this month the shipment of new polymer banknotes of 20 (UYU20.3)...
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Jul-9-2019
Nicaragua – New banknotes
The Banco Central de Nicaragua issued yesterday its new banknotes of 500 (NIO500.2) and 1,000 córdobas (NIO1,000.3), both printed on...
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Jul-8-2019
Albania – Details on new family of banknotes.
Virjon Lalollari, Director of the Bank of Albania Issue Department, has confirmed to us today that only the new 200...
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Jul-5-2019
Scotland – Clydesdale Bank plc to change name.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, as well as app-based bank B, will all be rebranded as Virgin Money by the end...
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Jul-5-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New polymer banknotes of 50 dollars are in circulation.
The new polymer banknotes of 50 dollars (XCD50.6) are now in active circulation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines....
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Jul-5-2019
Gibraltar – New requirement for the redemption of outmoded banknotes.
The Treasury of the Government of Gibraltar will only redeem mutilated or outmoded banknotes to persons having an account with them....
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Jul-5-2019
Kuwait: Spurious altered banknotes.
Criminals are trying to pass Kuwaiti banknotes of 20 dinars altered to show a 2000 dinars face value. This fraud...
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Jul-4-2019
Albania – New family of banknotes.
Virjon Lalollari, Head of the Issue Department of Banka e Shqipërisë (Bank of Albania), announced that new banknotes of 200...
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Jul-3-2019
Guatemala – New printer for 5 quetzales banknotes.
Banco de Guatemala will issue, as soon as current stocks are exhausted, banknotes of 5 quetzales (GTQ5.4B) printed by Polska...
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Jul-3-2019
Philippines – Improved banknotes in 2020.
Benjamin Diokno, Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, announced today that improved banknotes will be issued next year. In...
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Jul-2-2019
Uzbekistan: Small denomination banknotes withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has withdrawn from. circulation the banknotes of 50 sum (UZS50.1) and 100 sum (UZS100.1) as...
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Jul-2-2019
Georgia: Some older banknotes withdrawn from circulation.
The following banknotes have been withdrawn from circulation. These remain redeemable. 20 Lari (GEL20.2), 50 lari (GEL50.2) and 100 lari...
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Jul-2-2019
Georgia – New banknote of 10 lari to be issued in October.
The National Bank of Georgia announced that it will issue on October 1 a new banknote of 10 lari...
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Jul-1-2019
Ecowas: Common currency to be called “eco”.
ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, agreed in the summit that took place last Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria,...
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Jul-1-2019
Oman – Older notes withdrawn from circulation.
The Central Bank of Oman has “set a period of one month only as of July 1st, 2019, to replace...
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Jun-29-2019
Russia – Banknotes to be varnished.
Bank Rossiya, the central Bank of Russia, has decided to apply a coat of varnish to the notes of 100...
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Jun-28-2019
Kenya – New banknote sizes.
These are the sizes of the banknotes of the new family issued on 3 May 31: 50 shillings (KES50.6) ...
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Jun-27-2019
Uganda – Irregularities in currency shipment.
In the shipment of banknotes arriving to Entebbe on April 27 there were discrepancies in the quantity of pallets of...
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Jun-27-2019
Poland – New commemorative banknote.
Narodowy Bank Polski will issue on October 2 a new banknote of 19 (sic) zlotych (PLN19.1) commemorative of the Centennial...
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Jun-26-2019
Zimbabwe – Foreign currency no longer legal tender.
The government has declared the RTGS dollars the only legal tender in Zimbabwe, as of Monday. Foreign currency in only...
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Jun-25-2019
Ukraine – New Banknote.
The National Bank of Ukraine has presented today a new banknote of 1,000 hryven (UAH1,000.1), which will be issued on...
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Jun-25-2019
Sudan – New Banknote.
The Central Bank of Sudan issued a new banknote of 1,000 Sudanese pounds (SDG1,000.1). Source: https:images.app.goo.gl Courtesy: Cleophas Schockem. Click...
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Jun-25-2019
Nicaragua – New polymer banknotes
The Banco Central de Nicaragua has announced the it will issue on July 8 new banknotes of 500...
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Jun-23-2019
Samoa – New Commemorative Note to be Released Tomorrow.
The new polymer 10 tala commemorative banknote (WST10.4) will be issued tomorrow June 24. The new banknote celebrates the XVI...
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Jun-21-2019
Venezuela – Quality problems in new banknotes.
Postings in social media mention that the new banknotes of 10,000 (VES10,000.1), 20,000 (VES20,000.1) and 50,000 bolivares soberanos (VES50,000.1) are...
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Jun-21-2019
Switzerland – Older banknotes redeemable without time limit.
The Federal Government decided that the Swiss National Bank will continue to redeem without time limit the banknotes of the...
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Jun-17-2019
Singapore – More Bicentennial Commemorative notes to be issued.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that due to “strong public demand” it will issue 2 million more Bicentennial...
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Jun-15-2019
United States of America – $20 Tubman banknote delay.
A New York Times article published today states that although Stephen Mnuchin, United States Treasury Secretary, testified in Congress in...
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Jun-12-2019
Venezuela – New banknotes.
The Banco Central de Venezuela announced today that it will issue tomorrow new banknotes of 10,000 (VES10,000.1), 20,000 (VES20,000.1) and...
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Jun-12-2019
Kenya – Banks are required to provided CBK with weekly banknote redemption reports.
The Central Bank of Kenya has issued a circular addressed to all banks, in which it requires them to report...
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Jun-11-2019
Zimbabwe – President Mnangagwa promises new currency.
Emmerson Mnangwa, President of Zimbabwe, promised on June 7 that he will introduce a new national currency, ten years after...