May-24-2019
India – New 20 Rupees banknote issued.
The new banknotes of 20 rupees (INR20.6) announced in late April are already in circulation. Courtesy: Claudio Marana. Click here...
Recent Updates
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May-24-2019
Older U.S. $100 notes hard to change in Africa.
Notwithstanding the fact that all USD100 banknotes are legal tender, in many African countries only those dated 2013 are accepted. Older...
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May-22-2019
Bangladesh – Improved note.
Bangladesh Bank will issue tomorrow May 23 a new banknote of 1,000 taka (BDT1,000.2) with improved security devices It will...
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May-20-2019
Belarus – New banknotes issued today.
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus has released today new banknotes of 5 (BYN5.2) and 10 rubliei (BYN10.2)...
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May-19-2019
Aruba – New family of banknotes presented.
Mrs. Jane Semeleer, presidetnt of the Central Bank of Aruba, presented on May 17 the new 2019 family of banknotes...
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May-19-2019
Myanmar – New banknotes in 2020.
Myanmar’s Parliament approved on May 17 the issue of a new family of notes with the portrait of General Aung...
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May-10-2019
North Macedonia – Change of country name on banknotes.
Anita Angelovska-Bezovska, governor of the Central Bank, announced that the first new banknotes reflecting the country’s change of name to...
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May-10-2019
North Macedonia – Vardar river flows up on 100 denari banknote.
In 1689 Austro Hungarian general Piccolomini burned Skopje to the ground, but a view of Skopje has been preserved in the...
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May-9-2019
Australia – Error in 50 dollars new banknote.
An error was found in the microprinting in the front of the new Australian Banknote of 50 dollars (AUD50.3). The...
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May-6-2019
Denmark – Variety on 50 kroner DKK50.6
DKK 50.6A ...
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May-6-2019
Ghana – New banknotes.
The new improved Ghanaian banknotes were issued today. 1 (NEW) CEDI (GHS1.2) 5 (NEW) CEDIS (GHS5.4) 10 (NEW) CEDIS...
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May-6-2019
Sudan – New banknote
The Central Bank of Sudan has recently issued new banknotes of 500 pounds (SDG500.1). Courtesy: Claudio Marana. Click...
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May-3-2019
Burundi – Improved banknotes.
The Banque de la République du Burundi has announced yesterday that it has issued new banknotes of 500 (BIF500.6B), 2,000...
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May-2-2019
European Monetary Union – New Prefix Letter
The former printing works of the Bulgarian National Bank have been bought by Oberthur Fiduciaire AD. The euro banknotes to...
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Apr-30-2019
Maldive Islands – Redemption restrictions.
We have been informed that the Maldives Monetary Authority has a limit of MVR15,000 per month and per person for...
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Apr-30-2019
Mexico – New variety in 200 pesos banknote.
Continuing with the policy of dating its banknotes in “CIUDAD DE MÉXICO” rather than “MÉXICO, D.F.”, Banco de México has...
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Apr-30-2019
Belarus – New banknotes.
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus announced that it will present its new improved banknotes of 5 (BYN5.1B)...
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Apr-29-2019
Ecuador – Promoting the circulation of two dollar bills.
The Banco Central del Ecuador, which dollarized the economy 19 years ago, imported a quantity of United States 2 dollar...
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Apr-29-2019
CHINA PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC – New banknotes.
The People’s Bank of China announced that it will issue in August 30 improved banknotes of the 5th...
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Apr-27-2019
India – New banknote of 20 rupees.
The Reserve Bank of India announced yesterday that it will issue soon a new banknote of 20 Rupees (INR20.6). It...
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Apr-26-2019
Solomon Islands – New banknote.
This is the picture of the new polymer banknote of 5 dollars to be issued on May 2. Courtesy: Stane...
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Apr-26-2019
Azerbaijan – Polymer banknotes.
Elman Rustamov, Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, announced that the bank plans to migrate in the future to...
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Apr-25-2019
Solomon Islands – New banknote.
The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands announced today that the new polymer banknote of 5 dollars (SBD5.4) will be...
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Apr-24-2019
Northern Ireland – First Trust Bank cease to be legal tender in 2022.
First Trust Bank has decided to stop issuing its own banknotes, which will remain legal tender until 30 June 2022....
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Apr-23-2019
BOLIVIA – New banknote.
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, twittered today the picture of the front of the new banknote of 200 bolivianos (BOB200.2)...
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Apr-23-2019
Jamaica – New printer for 500 dollars banknote.
The current type banknotes of 500 dollars dated 01.06.2018 (JMD500.1E) are printed by De La Rue. Courtesy: Gabriel’s Numismatic Market,...
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Apr-22-2019
Bolivia – New 200 bolivianos banknote to be issued tomorrow.
The new banknote of 200 bolivianos (BOB200.2), which completes the new family, will be issued tomorrow. Source: www.eldeber.com.bo Click here...
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Apr-22-2019
Somalia – New Governor for the Central Bank.
Newly appointed Central Bank governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Sunday took office amid great expectations as the country seeks funding to...
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Apr-19-2019
Solomon Islands – New polymer banknote.
The issue of a new polymer banknote of 5 dollars (SBD5.4) is imminent. The note is green and shows a...
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Apr-18-2019
Aruba – New 2019 banknotes.
The Banco Central di Aruba announced today in a press release that it plans to issue a new family of...
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Apr-18-2019
China People’s Republic – Gradual withdrawal of 1 yuan banknotes.
According to CCTV finance, the People’s Bank of China will stop the circulation of the 1 yuan notes (CNY1.2) in...
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Apr-16-2019
China – Redemption of 4th Series of RMB Notes.
Notes of the 4th Series of the RMB issued by the People’s Bank of China dated between 1980 and 1996...
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Apr-16-2019
The 93rd Edition of the MRI BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ is in.
The 93rd edition of the MRI BANKERS’ BANKERS’ GUIDE TO FOREIGN CURRENCY™ is in from the printers. With more than...
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Apr-15-2019
DeLaRue introduces PureImage™, a novel holographic security thread.
DeLaRue has presented its latest customizable holographic security thread, PureImage™. With an increased demand from the market for higher brightness and...
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Apr-15-2019
Switzerland – Interesting video on Swiss banknote printing.
An interesting video found in youtube shows the process of printing the new family of banknotes. Source: youtube Click here...
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Apr-15-2019
Macau – New banknotes commemorative of the 20 Years of Macau’s return to China.
Banco da China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino will issue later this year banknotes of 20 patacas (MOP-BdC20.5 and MOP-BNU20.4) commemorative of...
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Apr-12-2019
Scotland – Law proposed to make Scottish banknotes legal tender in the United Kingdom.
Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democratic MP, has proposed that Scottish notes should be made “legal tender” in all parts of the...
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Apr-12-2019
Ghana – Details of new improved banknotes.
These are the pictures of the improved banknotes will be issued May 6: 1 (NEW) CEDI (GHS1.2) 5 (NEW)...
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Apr-11-2019
Guinea-Conakry – New banknotes issued.
The banknotes of 2,000 (GNF2,000.1) and 10,000 francs (GNF10,000.4) are now in circulation. Courtesy: Fernando Iglesisas. Click here to order...
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Apr-11-2019
Ghana – Security features of the new banknotes.
Esi Hammond, Head of Communications of Bank of Ghana, has announced some of the security features that will be used...
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Apr-11-2019
Sudan
Hussein Jungul, Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, announced that a new banknote of 1,000 Sudanese pounds (SDG1,000.1) will...
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Apr-9-2019
Korea, Rep. of – New Japanese 10,000 yen banknote controversial.
The announced future issue of the 10,000 yen (JPY10,000.4) new banknote with the portrait of Eiichi Shibusawa has reopened old...
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Apr-9-2019
Japan – New banknotes in 2024.
Taro Aso, Finance Minister, announced today that Bank of Japan will introduce in 2024 new banknotes of 1,000 (JPY1,000.5),...
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Apr-8-2019
Yemen – New 100 rials.
The new 100 rials banknote (YER100.5) is due to be issued in the next couple of weeks. Courtesy: Gabriel Numismatic...
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Apr-8-2019
Ghana – New upgraded banknotes.
Bank of Ghana announced today that in May 6, 2019 it will issue upgraded banknotes. According to the press release...
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Mar-30-2019
Madagascar – Older notes soon to be withdrawn.
Alain Rasolofondraibe, Governor of the Bank Foiben’i Madagasikara, declared that only 35% of the older banknotes of the 2003-04...
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Mar-21-2019
Bahamas – New CRISP Evolution 3 dollars note.
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced today that on March 28, 2019 it will issue a new banknote...
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Mar-19-2019
Azerbaijan – Updated new banknote.
The Azerbaican Merkezi Bankı has issued yesterday March 18 an updated new banknote of 10 manat (AZN10.2) to reflect its change...
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Mar-18-2019
Sudan – Old 50 pounds note to be eventually withdrawn.
Hussein Junghi, new director of the Central Bank of Sudan, declared that the old banknotes of 50 pounds (SDG50.2) will...
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Mar-15-2019
Sudan – New currency import-export rules.
Marshal Omer Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, President of Sudan, issued today several Emergency Orders, among them Emergency Order Nbr 3. This Emergency...
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Mar-15-2019
Sudan – Specifications of the new banknotes of 100 and 200 Sudanese pounds.
The Central Bank of Sudan has published the specifications of its new banknotes of 100 (SDG100.1) and 200 Sudanese pounds...