Mar-3-2024
Angola – Limits on foreign currency in or out of the country modified.
These are the new currency rules for travelers arriving or leaving Angola. Angolan and foreign residents 18 or older must...
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Mar-3-2024
Algeria – New currency declaration limits increased.
Since July 2023 foreign non-resident visitors are required to declare on arrival or departure amounts over EUR5,000 or its equivalent...
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Feb-28-2024
Jamaica – Bank of Jamaica ceases issuance of paper banknotes.
Bank of Jamaica has ceased to issue paper notes in November, and intends to withdraw them from circulation in two...
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Feb-27-2024
Honduras – New banknotes of 100 and 500 lempiras are in circulation..
Banco Central de Honduras issued on 15 March 2024 its new banknotes of 100 lempiras (HNL100.4) and 500 lempiras (HNL500.4)....
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Feb-26-2024
ECOWAS – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger may leave ECOWAS.
The regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are considering leaving the Economic Community of West African States, and to...
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Feb-23-2024
Ukraine – New commemorative banknote.
The National Bank of Ukraine has introduced today a new numismatic product, a commemorative banknote of 50 hryven with the...
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Feb-22-2024
Alternative currency in La Rioja, Argentina
The Argentine province of La Rioja will issue in 45 days “BOCADES” (Bonos de cancelación de deudas = Debt cancellation...
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Feb-21-2024
Sri Lanka – New currency declaration rules.
As of 1 January 2024 the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has increased the limits for the import and export...
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Feb-21-2024
England – King Charles III banknotes to enter circulation on 5 June 2024.
Bank of England announced today that the new polymer banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III will be placed...
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Feb-15-2024
Kyrgyzstan – Commemorative banknote(s) being planned.
According to an unconfirmed report the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic plans to issue one or more banknotes to...
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Feb-15-2024
Kyrgyzstan – New banknotes of the 2023 Series.
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has presented today 15 February 2024 three new banknotes of the 2023 V...
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Feb-14-2024
Honduras – Improved banknotes.
Banco Central de Honduras announced yesterday that it will issue in March improved banknotes of 100 lempiras (HNL100.4) and 500...
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Feb-9-2024
Australia – Reserve Bank seeks comments on new 5 dollars banknote.
Reserve Bank of Australia has initiated consultations with First Nations communities about the design process for the proposed new banknote...
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Feb-6-2024
SOLOMON ISLANDS –
The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands has issued improved notes of 50 dollars (SBD50.5) and 100...
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Feb-6-2024
SAMOA – New polymer banknotes.
The new Samoan polymer 5 tala banknotes (WST5,4) are in circulation. Those of...
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Feb-6-2024
CURAÇAO AND ST. MARTIN – Introduction of banknotes postponed.
The Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Martin announced that the new Caribbean guilder banknotes will be introduced on 31...
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Feb-6-2024
Eastern Caribbean – New commemorative banknote.
Timothy N.J. Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, presented yesterday a new polymer 50 dollars banknote (XCD50.8) commemorative...
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Jan-31-2024
KOSOVO – Use of Serbian dinars banned in Kosovo.
The Kosovar Government instituted a rule effective tomorrow 1 February 2024, which bans the use of Serbian currency in the...
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Jan-31-2024
Denmark – A new family of notes will be issued in 2028-29.
Danmarks Nationalbank announced on Monday 29 January 2024 that it is developing the next generation of Danish banknotes. The new...
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Jan-29-2024
Pakistan – Improved banknotes being planned.
The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to introduce new banknotes of all denomination with new design and features, a...
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Jan-27-2024
Papua New Guinea – Commemorative banknote.
The Bank of Papua New Guinea has recently issued a new banknote of 50 Kina commemorative of the 50th Anniversary...
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Jan-18-2024
Argentina – La Rioja province to issue its own currency.
La Rioja Provincial Parliament approved the issue of a local currency called “bocade” (Bono de cancelación de deudas) in the...
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Jan-12-2024
Argentina – Release of higher denomination banknotes approved.
Banco Central de la República Argentina confirmed yesterday that it will issue soon new banknotes of 10,000 pesos (ARS10,000.1) and...
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Jan-10-2024
Morocco – Imminent release of new 200 dirhams banknote. Additional details.
Many newspapers in Morocco published today details of the banknote of 200 dirhams of the new family (MAD200.4). In the...
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Jan-10-2024
Morocco – Imminent release of new 200 dirhams banknote.
It seems that the presentation of the banknote of 200 dirhams of the new family (MAD200.4) is imminent. Courtesy: Gaurav...
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Jan-10-2024
Saudi Arabia – Older banknotes no longer redeemable over the counter at the Central Bank.
The Saudi Arabian Central Bank is no longer providing the over the counter exchange of older notes. These can only...
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Jan-7-2024
Oman – All older banknotes will de demonetized by the end of the year.
The Central Bank of Oman announced today that all previous banknotes issued before 2020 will cease to be legal tender...
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Jan-1-2024
Poland – Commemorative collector’s note to be issued in July.
Narodowy Bank Polski has announced that the collector’s banknote of 20 zlotych commemorative of the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw...
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Dec-31-2023
Georgia – Commemorative banknote planned.
On 27 December the National Bank of Georgia announced a competition for the design sketches of a 50 lari collector...
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Dec-28-2023
Solomon Islands – Improved banknotes issued today.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued today 28 December 2023 new banknotes of 50 dollars (SBD50.5) and 100...
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Dec-28-2023
Argentina – President Milei confirms issue of larger denomination banknotes.
According several reports President Milei confirmed yesterday that the Banco Central de la República Argentina will issue banknotes of 20,000...
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Dec-25-2023
Argentina – Proposed new family of notes will not be issued.
The not yet issued banknotes with portraits of famous Argentines presented in 2022 will not be issued. It is being...
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Dec-25-2023
Argentina – Problems with the printing of new banknotes.
Banco Central de la República Argentina faces problems to supply cash in the coming months. The former Administration has left...
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Dec-25-2023
Kazakhstan – First note of the “Saka” family issued today.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced today 25 December 2023 the release of its new banknote of 5,000 tengé...
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Dec-22-2023
Argentina – New government, new banknotes.
The former Argentine government was unwilling to issue large denomination banknotes. It thought that the public will notice that the...
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Dec-20-2023
England – New high quality forgery of 20 pounds banknotes.
High quality forgeries of the current polymer 20 pounds banknotes (GBP-BoE20.5) are being passed in Spain. A local Bureau de...
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Dec-19-2023
Netherlands – Eight euro “note” is not legal tender.
The 8 euro “banknote” honoring Dennis Bergkamp recently reported is a souvenir piece, without legal tender status, akin to the...
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Dec-16-2023
Poland – New banknote to commemorate 80th Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising.
Narodowi Bank Polski will issue on 26 July 2024 a 20 zlotych banknote to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the...
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Dec-15-2023
Argentina – The province of Buenos Aires may issue its own banknotes.
Axel Kicillof, Governor of the province of Buenos Aires, and Carlos Bianco, its Minister of Government, have declared that if...
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Dec-15-2023
Peru – New banknote of 200 soles.
Banco Central de Reservas del Perú has issued today its new banknote of 200 soles (PEN200.4), which completes its new...
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Dec-14-2023
Sierra Leone – Conclusion of currency transition.
After several extensions, the legal tender status of old banknotes will cease on 31 December 2023. From 1 January until...
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Dec-14-2023
Samoa – New polymer banknotes.
The Central Bank of Samoa presented this week its new polymer banknotes of 5 tala (WST5.4), 10 tala (WST10.5) and...
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Dec-14-2023
CHINA – Year of the dragon commemorative banknote.
The Peoples’ Bank of China has issued a 20 yuan banknote (CNY20.6) commemorative of the Year of the Dragon. It...
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Dec-13-2023
Ukraine – Redemption of older banknotes extended.
The redemption of all banknotes denominated in Hryvnie issued between 1992 and 2003 has been extended past the original 30...
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Dec-12-2023
Netherlands – Eight euro note to honor Dennis Bergkamp.
According to Old Sports the Dutch treasury has instructed Royal Enschede Company, to print a 8 euro banknote (EUR-NL8.1) honoring...
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Dec-12-2023
Danmark – Improved notes of the “Bridges” family to be issued in 2024-2025.
Danmarks Nationalbank plans to complete the family 2009A of improved “Bridges” banknotes with the issue in 2024 and 2025 of...
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Dec-12-2023
Japan – New family of notes to be issued on 3 July 2024.
Bank of Japan informed that the banknotes of the new family will be released to circulation on 3 July 2024....
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Dec-11-2023
Curaçao and St Martin – New ISO 4217 currency code; what will happen to old notes.
Effective 31 March 2025 the new ISO 4217 code for the Caribbean guilder will be XCG. It replaces the ANG...
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Dec-5-2023
Morocco – Berbers complain about absence of Amazigh language on new banknotes and coins.
Groups defending the Amazigh, the language of Berbers, complained about the “total absence” of Tifinagh, the Amazigh alphabet, in the...
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Dec-4-2023
Tonga – The new family of notes will be launched tomorrow. Revised.
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga announced the launching of a new family of notes today 4 December 2023. All...
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Dec-3-2023
Tonga – The new family of notes will be launched tomorrow.
The National Reserve Bank of Tonga announced the launching of a new family of notes tomorrow 4 December 2023. All...