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...
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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...