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...
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Dec-2-2023
Eastern Caribbean – New commemorative banknote.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank has presented yesterday its banknote commemorative of the 40th Anniversary of the bank’s...
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Dec-1-2023
Lebanon – High denomination 500,000 and 1,000,000 lira notes are in the works.
According to several sources Banque du Liban has decided to issue banknotes of 500,000 lira (LBP500,000.1) and 1,000,000 lira (LBL1,000,000.1)...
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Dec-1-2023
Honduras – Bids called for the printing of new 200 lempiras banknotes.
Banco Central de Honduras called for bids for the printing of 20 million pieces of the recently announced new banknotes...
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Nov-30-2023
Faroe Islands – Possible change in their banknote system.
In view of the recent changes in the Danish banknote system, it is possible that older Faroese notes, as well...
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Nov-30-2023
Denmark – Big changes in the banknote system.
Danmarks National Bank published today a series of measures that relate to current and future banknotes. These are: All the...
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Nov-30-2023
European Monetary Union – ECB selects “European culture”and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for future euro notes.
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank today selected “European culture” and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for...
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Nov-29-2023
United Arab Emirates – New banknote of 500 dirhams.
The United Arab Emirates Central Bank will issue tomorrow, 30 November 2023, a new banknote of 500 dirhams (AED500.6) which...
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Nov-29-2023
Eastern Caribbean – New commemorative banknote.
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank will present this Friday 1 December 2023 a new banknote of 2 dollars commemorative of...
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Nov-25-2023
Morocco: Details of the new family of banknotes.
According to the decree authorizing Bank Al-Maghrib to issue the banknotes of the new family, these are their details:. 20...
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Nov-25-2023
Morocco: New banknote of 100 dirhams, part of a new family.
Bank Al-Maghrib has issued yesterday 24 November a new banknote of 100 dirhams (MAD100.6), as part of a new family...
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Nov-24-2023
Lebanon – New banknote of 100,000 livres.
Banque du Liban announced yesterday that it will issue on 1 December 2023 a reduced size banknote of 100.000 livres...
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Nov-21-2023
Bahamas – Armored car robbery.
On 2 November 2023 an armored car was robbed in the Bahamas. In the robbery there were current 20 dollars...
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Nov-19-2023
Curaçao and Saint Martin – What will happen to the old Antillean gulden when the new dollars bills are issued.
When the current gulden notes issued under the name of the Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen will be replaced in...
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Nov-19-2023
Kazakhstan – “Saka”, the new family of banknotes presented yesterday.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan will introduce between 2023 and 2025 a new “SAKA” family of banknotes. These will be...
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Nov-17-2023
Nicaragua – Improved banknotes issued.
Banco Central de Nicaragua informed yesterday 16 September 2023 the release of improved banknotes of 50 córdobas (NIO50.6B) and 200...
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Nov-14-2023
Kazakhstan – New commemorative banknote of 10,000 tenge.
The National Bank of Kazakhstan will issue tomorrow 15 November 2023 a new banknote of 10,000 tenge (KZ10,000.5) commemorative of...
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Nov-8-2023
ARGENTINA – New version of the 2,000 pesos banknote.
The Banco Central de la República Argentina presented today 8 November 2023 a new version of the 2,000 pesos banknote...
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Nov-7-2023
Falkland / Malvinas Islands: New banknotes to be issued.
The Falkland Islands Treasury Department is starting a public consultation for the issue of a new family of banknotes. As...
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Nov-5-2023
NORTH KOREA: Use of foreign currency forbidden to North Koreans.
Since April the holding by locals of U.S. dollars, Chinese yuan and other foreign currencies is banned. Police does random searches...
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Nov-4-2023
India – Banknotes of 2,000 rupees can still be redeemed.
On a Press Release dated 1 November 2023 the Reserve Bank of India has clarified that the redemption of banknotes...
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Nov-3-2023
Morocco: New banknote of 100 dirhams.
A YouTube posting by Mounim Abdel shows a new banknote of 100 dirhams (MAD100.6). Source: Mounim Abdel in YouTube.
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Nov-2-2023
Nigeria – No plans to redenominate the naira.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued on 31 October 2023 a Press Release to deny rumors that were circulating...
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Nov-2-2023
Nigeria – Old notes will continue to circulate. Demonetization reversed.
According to multiple press reports the Central Bank of Nigeria has decided yesterday 1 November 2023 that the previously withdrawn...
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Oct-30-2023
Macau – Additional details of new banknotes.
The new banknotes announced last week are to be issued in a staggered fashion, with the ones of 10 and...
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Oct-27-2023
Macau – New banknotes in first quarter 2024.
The Monetary Authority of Macau announced today that the previously announced new series of banknotes for the two issuing...
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Oct-25-2023
Bangladesh – New commemorative banknote.
It was reported in Facebook that on 28 October 2023 Bangladesh Bank will issue a banknote of 50 taka (BDT50.8)...
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Oct-25-2023
Czech Republic – Improved banknote of 5,000 koruna issued today.
The Czech National Bank has issued today 25 October 2023 an improved banknote of 5,000 koruna (CZK5,000.1D). It is dated...
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Oct-24-2023
Tonga – A new family of notes will be introduced in the near future.
According to unconfirmed reports The National Reserve Bank of Tonga is planning the release in the near future of a...
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Oct-20-2023
Argentina – Security thread added to 2,000 pesos banknote.
While the first printings of the recently issued 2,000 pesos banknote (ARS2,000.1A) lack a security thread, the new ones (ARS2,000.1B)...
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Oct-18-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Central Bank suspends release of new 1,000 rubles note because of religious controversy..
After the Russian Orthodox Church objected that the building that now is the Museum of the History of Statehood of...
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Oct-17-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Goznak describes new Russian banknotes as almost impossible to counterfeit.
“Compared with the previous generation of banknotes, the updated versions have significantly redesigned the security complex, which now...
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Oct-17-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Religious controversy on new banknote.
The Russian Orthodox Church has objected to the fact that the building that now is the Museum of the History...
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Oct-16-2023
RUSSIAN FEDERATION – New banknotes.
Bank Rossiya presented today 16 October 2023 its new banknotes of 1,000 rubles (RUB1,000.4) and 5,000 rubles (RUB5,000.3)....
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Oct-14-2023
Cayman Islands – Queen Elizabeth II commemorative banknote released. (CORRECTED.)
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority unveiled on 12 October 2023 the previously announced banknote of 70 dollars (KYD70.1) which honors...
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Oct-12-2023
Solomon Islands – Pacific Games banknote launched 27 October.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued on 27 October 2023 the new banknote of 10 dollars (SBD10.5) commemorative...
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Oct-11-2023
Somaliland: Opposition to the contract De La Rue signed for the printing of new banknotes.
In August of 2018 it was reported that Banka Somaliland was planning to migrate to the use of polymer for...
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Oct-7-2023
Iraq: Cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S. dollars to be banned in 2024.
The Central Bank of Iraq has banned, effective 1 January 2024, the withdrawal of cash U.S. dollars from dollar denominated...
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Oct-6-2023
Pakistan: Varieties in the serial numbers in banknotes of 75 rupees dated 2022.
There are two varieties in the serial numbers of the banknotes of 75 rupees dated 2022. In the series AAA...
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Oct-6-2023
Pakistan: Variants in the UV imprint on new 75 rupees banknotes.
There are at least three different varieties in the color of the UV imprint on the back of the new...
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Oct-4-2023
Russian Federation: New banknotes of 1,000 and 5,000 rubles to be presented in October
Sergei Belov, Deputy Chairman of Bank Rossiya, announced plans to present the banknotes of the new family of 1,000 rubles...
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Oct-4-2023
Liberia – Pre-2021 banknotes will cease to be legal tender.
All Liberian banknotes dated before 2021 will cease to be legal tender on 31 March 2024, and will be redeemable...