May-23-2024
Georgia – Design selected for banknote commemorative of 30 years of the lari.
The National Bank of Georgia has announced today the design of the banknote commemorative of the 30th anniversary of...
Recent Updates
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May-22-2024
Japan – Bank of Japan will not exchange old notes for the new ones to be issued in July.
Bank of Japan informed on its webpage that it will not exchange current notes for the new ones to be...
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May-21-2024
Mexico – New commemorative banknote
Banco de México has issued yesterday 20 May 2024 a new banknote of 200 pesos (MXN200.7C) commemorative of the...
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May-14-2024
Swaziland – New 50 emalangeni banknote commemorates Central Bank 50 years.
King Mswati III launched on May 10 a new banknote of 50 emalangeni (SZL50.5) to commemorate the 50...
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May-10-2024
Kyrgyzstan – New Banknote of 5,000 som.
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic released to circulation today, 10 May 2024, a new banknote of 5,000 som...
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May-9-2024
Pakistan – State Bank promises to rectify Urdu text errors in currency.
After the Federal Ombudsman intervention the State Bank of Pakistan admitted several errors in the Urdu spelling in its banknotes,...
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May-7-2024
ARGENTINA – New 10,000 pesos banknotes are being issued today
Starting today the new banknotes of 10,000 pesos (ARS10,000.1) are being gradually distributed to banking institutions. It is...
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May-6-2024
Canada – Bank of Canada updates progress on new 20 dollars banknote.
Bank of Canada announced today details about the new banknote of 20 dollars (CAD20.5) to be released in 2027. “On...
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May-5-2024
Nepal – Modified map in the front of 100 rupees note.
The Government of Nepal has decided that in new banknotes of 100 rupees (MRI100.8B) the map in the background on...
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May-2-2024
ARGENTINA – New 10,000 pesos notes arrive next week.
The new banknotes of 10,000 pesos (ARS10,000.1) are arriving from China. A shipment of 700 million pieces is expected to...
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Apr-30-2024
Zimbabwe – New banknotes entered circulation today.
Local banks have started dispensing the new “ZiG” banknotes. There is a weekly cash withdrawal limit of 3,000...
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Apr-29-2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Pre-2012 banknotes to be withdrawn from circulation.
All banknotes of 10; 20; 50 and 100 konvertibilnih maraka issued between 1998 and 2009 will cease to be legal...
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Apr-28-2024
Tunisia – New banknotes to fight the “informal” economy?
In an article published last week by Kapitalis, economist Aram Belhadj discusses the possibility of having current Tunisian banknotes withdrawn...
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Apr-26-2024
Yemen – Stolen notes of 5,000 rials have appeared in the numismatic market.
Notes of 5,000 rials have appeared in the numismatic market. These were printed around 2017 by order of the Central...
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Apr-20-2024
Libya – Withdrawal of 50 dinar banknotes.
According to unconfirmed reports the Central Bank of Libya announced today the withdrawal from circulation of both varieties of 50...
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Apr-17-2024
England – Bank of England will make King Charles III banknotes available on 5 June.
Bank of England announced today that the new polymer banknotes with the portrait of King Charles III will be placed...
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Apr-16-2024
Japan – Long voyage for the commodity used to make the substrate for the new banknotes.
Todays edition of the New York Times has an interesting article about argeli, a wild shrub found in the Himalayas,...
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Apr-16-2024
Saudi Arabia – New banknotes with new bank name.
Saudi Central Bank has released recently the banknotes of 5 riyals (SAR5.8) and 10 riyals (SAR10.7)...
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Apr-12-2024
ARGENTINA – Higher denomination banknotes coming in May. CORRECTED.
New banknotes of 20,000 pesos (ARS20,000.1) are expected to be issued at the end of the year, in time for...
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Apr-11-2024
ARGENTINA – Higher denomination banknotes coming in May.
Agustín Pesce and Pedro Inchauspe, Argentine Central Bank directors, announced in an interview from Payments Day that the new...
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Apr-9-2024
Zimbabwe – Old Zimbabwean banknotes became practically worthless.
Zimbabwean banknotes of the current series expressed in dollars have become practically worthless. In the Harare suburb of Kambuzuma, children...
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Apr-7-2024
Zimbabwe – New details on the new monetary unit, the ZiG.
Dr. John Mushayavanhu, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, offered yesterday additional details about the currency change from Zimbabwean...
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Apr-5-2024
Trinidad and Tobago – Improved 100 dollars notes by December.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that it will issue an improved banknote of 100 dollars (TTD100.6)....
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Apr-5-2024
Falkland Islands – Islas Malvinas: Local flora and fauna in the new family of notes.
The result of the public poll conducted last year by the Treasury is that the public prefers to have flora...
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Apr-5-2024
Zimbabwe – New currency, new banknotes.
John Mushayavanhu, Governor of the Reserve...
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Apr-3-2024
Cuba: Banknote scarcity.
According to several sources there is a shortage of banknotes in Cuba, with long lines forming at ATM’s which only...
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Apr-1-2024
Honduras – New 200 lempiras notes are being printed in Malta.
Banco Central de Honduras contracted with Crane Currency in Malta the printing of 20 million banknotes of 200 lempiras (HNL200.2)...
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Apr-1-2024
Nepal – New banknotes will show the Yeti.
Nepal has adopted the legendary Yeti as the guardian of the Himalayas and the country’s national symbol. Yeti will assume...
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Mar-24-2024
Tunisia – New currency limits for travelers.
The import or export of foreign currencies in amounts of or exceeding the equivalent of TND20,000 is subject to declaration...
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Mar-23-2024
Suriname – New notes unveiled.
The Central Bank of Suriname has announced yesterday the release of its new banknotes of 200...
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Mar-23-2024
Paraguay – Earlier notes are outmoded.
The banknotes of 5,000 guaraníes (PYG5,000.1 .2. and .3), 10,000 guaraníes (PGY10,000.1), 20,000 guaraníes (PYG20,000.1) and 100,000...
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Mar-18-2024
ARGENTINA – Higher denomination banknotes coming in June.
Banco Central de la República Argentina announced that new banknotes of 10,000 pesos (ARS10,000.1) and 20,000 pesos (ARS20,000.1) will be...
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Mar-16-2024
Pakistan – No polymer for the planned new banknotes.
State Bank of Pakistan denied rumors about the planned new banknotes to be printed on polymer substrate. These will be...
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Mar-13-2024
Pakistan – Misprinted banknotes found in circulation.
A National Bank of Pakistan in Karachi received a shipment of mint notes of 1,000 rupees in which some have...
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Mar-11-2024
Suriname – Higher denomination notes at the end of March.
The Central Bank of Suriname has confirmed that it will issue its new banknotes of 200 dollars (SRD200.1) and 500...
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Mar-8-2024
Curaçao and St Martin – Design of some new banknotes approved.
The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Martin approved on 4 March 2024 the proofs...
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Mar-7-2024
United States – Free educational material on American banknotes available.
The Treasury Department offers at https://www.uscurrency.gov/ educational material to help bank tellers recognize forgeries of American banknotes. These are available...
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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...