Mar-14-2019
Eastern Caribbean – New details about their new polymer banknotes.
Mr Robert Humphrey, Acting Director of the Currency Management Department of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, provided in an interview...
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Mar-14-2019
Somalia – It seeks experts to replace old currency.
The Somali government is seeking the services of a Kenyan based currency expert seconded by the IMF to issue a...
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Mar-13-2019
Switzerland – New 1,000 francs note issued today.
The Swiss National Bank issued today its new banknote of 1,000 francs (CHF1,000.3). The previous note (CHF1,000.2) first issued in...
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Mar-13-2019
Libya – New commemorative 1 dinar polymer banknote.
The new polymer banknotes of 1 dinar commemorative of the 8th Anniversary of the Revolution of February (LYD1.9) are...
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Mar-11-2019
México – New variety in 100 pesos notes.
New banknotes of 100 pesos are dated “CIUDAD DE MEXICO, 1 AGO.2017” (MXP100.7B) instead of being dated in “MEXICO D.F. ...
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Mar-9-2019
Guyana – New banknote issued March 4.
Bank of Guyana made public its new banknote of 1,000 dollars (GYD1,000.5) issued on March 4. This new banknote is...
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Mar-9-2019
Guinea – New banknotes.
Of the three new banknotes recently announced, only the ones of 20,000 francs (GNF20,000.2) are in circulation. Those of 2,000...
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Mar-6-2019
Eastern Caribbean – Digital currency.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and the Barbados-based fintech company Bitt Inc. have signed a contract to conduct a blockchain-issued...
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Mar-6-2019
Liberia – Criminal charges filed on illegal banknote printing.
The government of Liberia has filed criminal charges against several Central Bank functionaries and Crane Currency, in relation to the...
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Mar-6-2019
Bangladesh – Improved 100 taka banknotes.
Bangladesh Bank announced that it will issue tomorrow March 7, improved new banknotes of 100 taka (BDT100.5C). These notes will...
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Mar-5-2019
Egypt – Warning of banknotes with writings.
The Central Bank of Egypt has decided that banknotes with any messages written on them become worthless, and has asked...
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Mar-5-2019
Switzerland – New banknote of 1,000 francs presented today.
The Swiss National Bank presented today its new banknote of 1,000 francs (CHF1,000.3), which will be available on March 13...
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Mar-3-2019
Iran – New “Iran cheque”.
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has recently issued a new “Iran cheque” of 500,000 rials (IRR500,000.3)....
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Mar-1-2019
Belarus seeks Monetary Union with the Russian Federation.
Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus, proposed the creation of a common ruble with the Russian Federation, but a separate one,...
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Feb-28-2019
Northern Ireland – Ulster Bank notes pictures.
The back of the new polymer banknotes of 5 (NIR-UB5.5) and 10 pounds (NIR-UB10.3) issued yesterday by Ulster Bank were...
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Feb-27-2019
Algeria – New banknotes to be issued tomorrow.
The new banknotes of 500 (DZD500.3) and 1,000 dinars (DZD1,000.4) presented on February 3, will be released to circulation today....
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Feb-27-2019
Northern Ireland – New banknotes issued today.
Ulster Bank, Danske Bank and Bank of Ireland have issued today new polymer banknotes of 5 and 10 pounds....
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Feb-26-2019
Zimbabwe – Forged 100 trillion notes.
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Feb-25-2019
Yemen – New banknote issued.
The new banknote of 100 rials (YER100.5) printed in Russia has been issued today. Courtesy: Fawzi Alali. Click here to...
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Feb-24-2019
Bolivia – New banknote of 200 bolivianos to be issued in April.
The new banknote of 200 bolivianos (BOB200.2) will be issued in April. Courtesy: Fernando Tapia, Gabriel’s Numismatic Market, LLC. Click...
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Feb-24-2019
Mongolia – Improved new banknote of 5,000 tugruk released to circulation.
The new banknote of 5,000 togrog (MNT5,000.3) with improved security devices. is in circulation. Source: Altangerel Sanjaajamts. Click here to...
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Feb-24-2019
Vanuatu – Commemorative banknote.
This is the picture of the 500 vatu commemorative of the Vanuatu 2017 Pacific Mini Games (VUV500.5) issued in...
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Feb-22-2019
Kazakhstan – Kazakh language only on currency.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, banned by decree the use of other languages in current coins and banknotes. The decree...
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Feb-22-2019
Banka e Shqiperise approves issue of 10,000 lëkë banknote.
The Bank e Shqiperise approved in its last meeting the issue of a new banknote of 10,000 lëkë (ALL10,000.1) to...
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Feb-22-2019
Algeria – Better picture of new 1,000 dinars banknote.
Here is a better picture of the front of the new Algerian banknote of 1,ooo dinars (DZD1,000.4). Source: beta3.fibladi.com Click...
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Feb-22-2019
Venezuela – Larger denominations proposed.
Given the continuous devaluation of the bolívar soberano that makes the largest banknote in circulation, the 500 bolívares soberano...
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Feb-22-2019
Australia – New banknote of $20 unveiled.
The Reserve Bank of Australia revealed today the design of the new banknote of 20 dollars (AUD20.4) to be issued...
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Feb-21-2019
Zimbabwe – New currency.
The Government has decided to separate the so-called “Foreign Currency Account” dollars (FCA’s) maintained in actual foreign currency, from the...
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Feb-18-2019
Libya – Polymer banknote.
The Central Bank of Libya announced yesterday that it will issue today a new banknote of 1 dinar (LYD1.9) commemorative...
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Feb-18-2019
Hungary – Banknote withdrawal.
The older banknotes of 10,000 forint (HUF10,000.1), first issued in 1997, will cease to be legal tender at the end...
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Feb-17-2019
Uzbekistan – New banknote of 100,000 sum.
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan announced that it will issue on 25 February 2019 its new bank...
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Feb-15-2019
Guinea-Conakry – New banknotes.
On March 1st. Guinea commemorates the 59th anniversary of the creation of its national currency with the issue of new...
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Feb-14-2019
North Macedonia – New country name in future banknotes.
As the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia changed its name to Republic of North Macedonia, the National Bank of the...
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Feb-14-2019
Dominican Republic – New banknote of 50 pesos dominicanos.
The Banco Central de la República Dominicana will start circulating tomorrow a modified banknote of 50 pesos dominicanos (DOP50.7) which...
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Feb-13-2019
Sudan – Banknote printing problems.
An article published February 11 by News Africa Now informs that the Sudanese Money Printing Press is experiencing production...
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Feb-13-2019
Northern Ireland – First Trust Bank to stop issuing banknotes.
First Trust Bank has taken the “commercial decision” to stop issuing its own notes, as other Northern Irish banks do....
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Feb-12-2019
Rwanda – New banknotes issued.
The new banknotes of 500 (RWF500.8) and 1,000 francs (RWF1,000.8) are now in circulation. Courtesy: George Azuma, Gabriel’s Numismatic Market....
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Feb-11-2019
Sudan – New banknote of 100 pounds.
The new banknote of 100 pounds (SDG100.1) is in circulation already. It is dated 2019 and its dimensions are...
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Feb-11-2019
Guinea (Conakry) – New banknote of 20,000 francs.
According to a communiqué dated February 5 the Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée has issued on January 21...
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Feb-10-2019
Congo Democratic Republic – No new banknotes.
According to an article published by Media Congo in 14 November 2018, up to that time the new banknotes announced...
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Feb-10-2019
Northern Ireland – New polymer banknote of 5 and 10 pounds.
Danske Bank’s new polymer banknote of 10 pounds (NIR-DB10.2), and Bank of Ireland’s 5 (NIR-BI5.4) and 10 pounds (NIR-BI10.4) ones...
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Feb-10-2019
Guyana – Improved 1,000 dollars banknote.
In an ad published today in the Guyana Times, the Bank of Guyana announced that on March 4 it will...
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Feb-10-2019
Zimbabwe – South African rand proposed as official currency.
Tendal Biti, former Zimbabwean Finance Minister, has urged the country to adopt the South African rand as the official currency,...
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Feb-8-2019
Rwanda – Pictures of the new banknotes.
Pictures and details of the new banknotes to be issued next week have been published. The 500 francs (RWF500.8)...
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Feb-7-2019
Rwanda – New banknotes next week.
The new banknotes of 500 (RWF500.8) and 1,000 francs (RWF1,000.8) will be issued next week. The 500 francs note will...
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Feb-4-2019
Czech Republic – Non-circulating banknote.
A non-circulating banknote of 100 koruna (CZK100.2) has been issued on January 31st. It commemorates the Centennial of the Czechoslovak...
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Feb-3-2019
Sudan – News about the new banknotes.
Mohamed El Zubeir, governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, announced that the printing of the new banknotes of 100...
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Feb-3-2019
ECOWAS – New currency may come to fruition next year.
The “eco”, the common currency of the Economic Community of West African States, may be established next year. Preparations are...
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Feb-3-2019
Algeria – New banknotes.
The Banque d’Algérie has presented today its new banknotes of 500 (DZD500.3) and 1,000 dinars (DZD1,000.4), and the new coin...
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Feb-1-2019
Venezuela – New banknotes needed.
As the value of the bolívar soberano keeps dropping, the largest banknote currently in circulation – the 500 bolivares soberanos...
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Jan-30-2019
Rwanda – More details about new notes
Additional details have surfaced about the planned new banknotes of 500 (RWF500.8) and 1,000 francs (RWF1,000.8). These will be issued...