Costa Rica: The new 20,000 colones note will be released on August 11.
(Courtesy al Dia) ................................................................................................30JUL10

Chile: The new 20,000 pesos note has been launched today.
(Courtesy La Nacion) .........................................................................................28JUL10

Vanuatu: A polymer note of 10,000 vatu commemorative of the 30th Annivesary of Independence has been issued today ..................................................................28JUL10

Thailand: The Bank of Thailand will release to circulation a new family of banknotes, Series 16, in early December. These will include improved security features.
(Courtesy The Nation) ........................................................................................28JUL10

Uruguay: A Series D dated 2009 banknote of 500 pesos uruguayos will be released to circulation once the stock of the Series C 2006 is exhausted. Most likely the printer's name will read "Oberthur Technologies."
(Courtesy Banco Central del Uruguay) .............................................................27JUL10

Namibia: Improved notes are being printed and will be released to circulation in the near future. They are similar to the current ones, with improved security features.
(Courtesy Bank of Namibia) ...............................................................................27JUL10

Syria: New banknotes of 50; 100 and 200 pounds are to be released next Tuesday. (Courtesy JP News) ............................................................................................24JUL10

Mexico: There are unconfirmed rumors of the imminent release of polymer 100 and 500 pesos notes honoring Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Also there is talk of the issue of a very low number of commemorative notes.
(Courtesy Thomas Krause and Diario al Momento) ..........................................24JUL10

Philippines: New details were announced about the new notes to be issued before year's end. (Courtesy PIA) ............................................................................................22JUL10

Hong Kong: New improved notes were presented yesterday. These will be issued in late 2010 and early 2011. (Courtesy news.gov.hk) ...................................................21JUL10

Indonesia: New 1,000 rupiah coin and 10,000 rupiah note to be issued July 20. (Courtesy Bank Indonesia) .................................................................................21JUL10

Argentina: The Movimiento de Mujeres Juana Azurduy has asked that the new 100 pesos notes to be issued in the near future should honor her. Azurduy was a heroin during the War of Independence in the early 1800's, and the only woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Patriot Army. (Courtesy Noticiero Numismatico) .....20JUL10

Cuba: Raul Castro is working on big changes in the political and economic fronts, which may include the elimination of the double currency. (Courtesy Clarin)....20JUL10

India: The new symbol for the rupee has been selected on July 15 amongst five finalists. (Courtesy BBC) ..................................................................................................18JUL10

Burundi: A new smaller size 100 francs note has been issued on July 5. The current large size notes of 100 francs will be legal tender until the end of this year.
(Courtesy of Burundi.net) ...................................................................................18JUL10

Kuwait: Counterfeit notes appear in the market. (Courtesy Kuwait Times) .......16JUL10

Oman: The disfigurement of Omani notes is punishable under law.
(Courtesy AOLNews and Zawya) ......................................................................16JUL10

Germany: A local currency, the "chiemgauer" is being used in a region of Bavaria.
(See more on npr.com) .......................................................................................13JUL10

Sudan: There are indications that the Bank of Sudan intends to start using hybrid paper for some of the higher denominations. ................................................................13JUL10

Democratic Republic of Congo: The Banque Centrale du Congo has issued on June 30 a 500 francs note commemorative of the 50th Anniversary of Independence. For more info on the bill click here.
The release of high denomination notes seems to be imminent. In addition to the recently issued commemorative note of 500 francs, it was announced that soon notes of 1,000; 2,000; 5,000 and 10,000 francs will be put in circulation. The largest current denomination, the 500 francs note, is worth only 55 U.S. cents.
(Courtesy digitalcongo.net) ................................................................................10JUL10

Gibraltar: New notes of 10 and 50 pounds were released yesterday, while the 5, 20, and 100 notes will be released next year.
(Courtesy Thomas Krause & Gibraltar.gov) ......................................................09JUL10

Zimbabwe: "money laundering" is happening now in Zimbabwe.
(Read the story in Talk Zimbabwe) ....................................................................07JUL10

Mongolia: A new hybrid 20,000 tugruk note date 2009 has appeared in the market. (Courtesy Enrique Roman) . ..............................................................................05JUL10

United Kingdom: At present notes issued by Scottish banks are not legal tender in England. In fact they are easily spendable in Central London, where most merchants take them without even inspecting them closely. But outside that area it is more difficult to spend them. For this reason the Scottish authorities are trying to enact legislation that will make Scottish notes legal tender in all of the United Kingdom.
(Courtesy BBC News) ........................................................................................05JUL10

Gibraltar: The release of the new family of notes seems to be near.
(Courtesy G Chronicle) ......................................................................................02JUL10

The Bahamas: Here is the picture of the recently issued note of 10 dollars. .....02JUL10

Brazil: Sources close to the Casa da Moeda have informed that the new 50 reais notes will be released in July, and those of 100 reais in September.
(Courtesy Claudio Amato) .................................................................................01JUL10

India: It is being reported that the Reserve Bank of India is planning the issue by 2012 of redesigned 500 and 1000 rupees notes, which will include advanced security features.
............................................................................................................................29JUN10

Sierra Leone: Here are the new notes issued on June 4th.
(For details of the security devices please see Bank of SL) ................................28JUN10

Philippines: The new notes planned for release in a few months will have the new logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. (For details click here) ...............................28JUN10

England: The 20 "Elgar" pounds banknotes cease to be legal tender on June 30. These may be redeemed afterward without time limit. ..................................................26JUN10

India: While $ means dollars or pesos, £ means pounds and ¥ means yen, there was no specific symbol for the Indian rupee. But this deficiency is about to be cured. A year ago the Indian government ran a contest, and now it is about to decide which one will be adopted. (Courtesy Techie Buzz) .......................................................................25JUN10

Ghana: Counterfeits of 20 and 50 new cedi notes are rampant.
(Courtesy allafrica.com) ....................................................................................24JUN10

Costa Rica: The Banco Central has presented the pictures of the new banknotes.
(For more info click here) ..................................................................................23JUN10

Iran: The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran has released yesterday a new banknote in the denomination of 100,000 rials. (Courtesy Iraniancorner.net)....23JUN10

Iran: A new 100,000 rial note will be issued June 22.
Courtesy Bloomberg) .........................................................................................11JUN10

Dominican Republic: The Central Bank will reintroduce in July, the 20 pesos banknote in a polymer version. These were replaced in practice by the 25 pesos coins.
(Courtesy Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana and Claudio Marana...14JUN10

Haiti: Old style large size 25 gourdes banknotes have been reintroduced. For several years the small size commemorative notes were being used, but lately larger ones dated 2009 have been issued. ......................................................................................11JUN10

Guatemala: This is the image of the proposed 200 quetzales note to be issued in late July.(Courtesy Clankbl) .....................................................................................09JUN10

Chile: The Banco Central de Chile presented its new 20,000 pesos note to be released July 28. (Courtesy Radio BioBio and Francisco Truyol C.) ..............................09JUN10

Guatemala: An improved 5 quetzales note has been recently issued.
(To view the image please click Baguat) ...................................09JUN10

Estonia: It will adopt the euro in 2011. (Courtesy Bloomberg.com) .................09JUN10

Uganda: Here are the pictures of the recently issued new banknotes. ...............01JUN10

South Africa: As of the end of May old style 200 rand notes cease to be legal tender, and can only be exchanged at the Head Office and branches of the Reserve Bank of South Africa. ....................................................................................................29MAY10

Paraguay: A new 10,000 guaraní note dated 2008 with improved security devices has been recently issued. .........................................................................................27MAY10

Nepal: The Nepal Rastra Bank is considering devaluing its currency by altering the peg with the Indian Rupee. (Courtesy Ekantipur) ...................................................25MAY10

Somalia: A shipment of new banknotes printed in Malaysia arrived to Mogadishu. It is unclear whether these are the new notes recently announced, or if it is a new shipment of the old 1,000 shilling notes that were printed from time to time by different warlords. The fact that these appear to have been printed in Malaysia seems to indicate that they are the old notes, as the new planned ones are to be printed by Sudan.
(Courtesy Garowe) ...........................................................................................14MAY10

Northern Ireland: The Northern Bank has recently issued an improved 10 pounds note dated 9th November 2008. (Courtesy Pam West) ............................................14MAY10

Paraguay: The Central Bank has published its project for the redenomination of the guaraní. The new unit will be named "nuevo guaraní" and will be equal to 1,000 current ones. After the new notes will be issued, both old and new notes will co-circulate for two years. (Courtesy BCP) ......................................................................................12MAY10

Netherlands Antilles: The Associated Kingdom of the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist by October 10. Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will become municipalities of The Netherlands, while Curaçao and Sint Maarten will be Associated States of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen will cease to exist. Its place will be taken by a new entity that will serve Curaçao and Sint Maarten, which will share a common currency, probably to be called "Caribbean florin." Banknotes in this currency will probably be issued in 2011. Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will use
United States dollars. ........................................................................................06MAY10

Uganda: The Central Bank of Uganda announced the release of a new family of notes by May 17. It will include all the current denominations from 1000 to 50,000 shillings, and, for the first time a 2000 shillings one.
(Courtesy Enrique Roman and New Vision) ....................................................04MAY10

Thailand: The Bank of Thailand will issue a 100 baht note commemorative of the 60th Anniversary of the Royal Wedding. (Courtesy Claudio Marana and NNT).....04MAY10

The Bahamas: Sir Stafford Sands will replace Queen Elizabeth II in the 10 dollars note. (Courtesy The Nassau Guardian Online) .........................................................04MAY10

Argentina: The Central Bank is working on the new series.
(For more details elgrasfoscopio) ......................................................................28APR10

Costa Rica: The Central Bank presented yesterday its new family of banknotes. The first denomination to be issued in August will be the 20,000 colones.
(For more details aldia.com) .............................................................................28APR10

Mexico: Banks are not buying United States dollars in cash from individuals or tourists. More details will follow. ....................................................................................28APR10

Jersey: The new series of notes has been released today.
(For more details channelonline) ......................................................................28APR10

Chile: The Central Bank of Chile will present on June 8 the design of the 20,000 pesos note of the new series. (Courtesy of Enrique Román and BCChile) .................27APR10

Philippines: Details are revealed about the new series due at year's end.
(For more details business week) ......................................................................27APR10

Denmark: The 100 krone of the new family will be issued 4 May.
(courtesy Jan-Erik Kleven, for more details click Danmarks NB) .....................26APR10

South Africa: The Reserve Bank of South Africa is retiring from circulation the 200 rand notes of the first issue as of the end of May. This will be the very first note ever retired from circulation in South Africa, as it was the policy of the Reserve Bank that all its notes were legal tender. The withdrawal was caused by the excessive numbers of counterfeit notes found in circulation. As of June 1st these notes can only be redeemed at the Reserve Bank. ..............................................................................................26APR10

United Kingdom: Foreign exchange bureaux and banks are not permitted to sell 500 euro notes to the public. They may buy them, but not resell them. They must repatriate them. ..................................................................................................................26APR10

Sweden: Opposition to adopting the euro is high. (courtesy icenews) ...............21APR10

United States of America: The new 100 dollars bill has been unveiled. The release day will be February 10, 2011. (For details see NewMoney) ...................................21APR10

Bolivia: The Series "I" notes will most likely be released towards the end of the year. The notes bear the country name "ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA" and have improved security devices. (Courtesy Banco Central de Bolivia.) ............21APR10

Jersey: We have been unofficialy informed that their new notes may be released next week. .................................................................................................................21APR10

Bolivia: The Series I notes with the country name spelled as "ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA" are to be issued soon, as the stocks of Seires H notes are depleted. Coins with this title are already in circulation. .....................17APR10

Costa Rica: The Central Bank will present on April 27 the new 20,000 colones banknote. It is estimated that it will be released to circulation by late May, around Mother's Day, when demand for cash increases. ...............................................17APR10

Swaziland: will issue a new family of notes. (courtesy Times) .........................07APR10

Ghana: The new 2 cedis note will be introduced soon!
(courtesy Bank of Ghana) ................................................................................02APR10

Sierra Leone: The announced new banknotes will be released June 4th. All denominations will be revamped, and will have different sizes.
(for details click here) .......................................................................................01APR10

Sierra Leone: The Bank of Sierra Leone presented to members of Parliament specimens of the new reduced size and improved notes. It announced that these will be released in June. (courtesy The New Citizen) .....................................................................25MAR10

Peru: We have been informed that the Banco Central de Reservas del Peru is planning a new family of notes to be released in 2011. It will include the same denominations as the current one, but it will be completely redesigned and it will have advanced security devices. (Courtesy Banco Central de Reservas del Peru.) ...............................25MAR10

Sao Tome e Principe: The rate of exchange has been fixed at 24,500 per euro.
(Courtesy Fernando Iglesias.) ..........................................................................24MAR10

Sweden: The Riksbank plans to renew its banknote and coin families by 2015.
..........................................................................................................................24MAR10

Venezuela: A 2 bolívares fuertes coin will be issued in the near future to replace current banknotes of the same value. Both will co-circulate for a while. The notes in old bolívares will remain redeemable probably until the end of the 2011................24MAR10

Iran: The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran will soon issue notes of 100,000 rials. (for details click here) ..............................................................................23MAR10

India: The Reserve Bank of India will issue soon 1 billion polymer 10 rupees notes.
(for details click here) .......................................................................................23MAR10

Paraguay: The issue of polymer 5,000 guaraníes notes is on stand-by. This month the Paraguayan Congress will consider a project of a law eliminating three zeros. The Central Bank is also studying the level of public acceptance for the 2,000 guaraníes polymer banknotes already issued. (Courtesy Central Bank of Paraguay) ......16MAR10

Oman: While still accepted in commerce, the 200 baisa notes (= 0.20 Omani rial) are no longer being issued. These notes are on a one way traffic, when deposited in a bank, they are no longer reissued. ......................................................................................16MAR10

Gibraltar: The release of the new notes is tentatively scheduled for early summer. (Courtesy Currency Section, Government of Gibraltar) ..................................16MAR10

Chile: The Central Bank has announced that on March 31 it will release to circulation the new 10,000 pesos note. It was due to be issued on March 3, but it was postponed due to the earthquake. (for details click here) ..........................................................15MAR10

Philippines: The previously announced new notes will probably be released before Christmas. (for details click here) .....................................................................13MAR10

Argentina: The new family of notes is sitll in the planning stages and most likely will not be released until the second half of 2010 or even later. ..............................12MAR10

Costa Rica: The release of its new banknotes has been moved to June from May.
(for details click here) .......................................................................................12MAR10

Bolivia: The Banco Central de Bolivia will receive new notes of the series "I" in April. These will have improved security devices, and will reflect the new name of the country "Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia." Older notes will co-circulate.
(for details click here) .......................................................................................12MAR10

Sierra Leone: The smaller sized 1,000; 2,000 and 5,000 leones notes will be issued in the near future, possibly in April. (Courtesy Bank of Sierra Leone) .................11MAR10

Nigeria: The Central Bank of Nigeria originally recalled from circulation the small size 5; 10 and 50 naira notes printed on paper, fixing the end of March as the last date of circulation; but has since revoked the measure. Therefore these notes continue to be legal tender. However, it seems that many have not heard of the reinstatement, and reject these notes. (Courtesy allafrica.com and Daily Independent, Lagos) .......................11MAR10

Uruguay: The 200 pesos uruguayos notes dated 2009 have a new name for the printer. The 2006 ones are printed by François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciarie, while the new ones bear the name Oberthur Technologies. .............................................................10MAR10

Guatemala: An improved 10 quetzales note dated 12 March 2008 printed by Oberthur Technologies has been recently issued. It includes a flag "see through" at the left of front.
..........................................................................................................................10MAR10

Chinese renminbi "Super fakes":
A number of fake Chinese 100 renminbi forgeries have appeared in the market. They are nearly perfect, engraved, with the "Optical variable ink" imprint and genuine looking segmented security thread. We conducted a nuclear test of the ink used to print them and the OVI, and both are very similar in the genuine and the forgery. Due to the confidential nature of this matter, we invite subscribers to contact us by email to aefron@mriguide.com to be informed of the characteristics that distinguish the genuine from the fake notes. Please include your phone number. ..................................09MAR10

England: The Bank of England will withdraw from circulation the "Elgar" 20 pounds notes, as of June 30. After that date these notes may be redeemed at the Bank of England without time limit. After June 30, and for a limited time, commercial banks, building societies and Post Offices will accept these notes for deposit.
(for details click here) .......................................................................................09MAR10

United States of America: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing will present the new 100 dollars bill on April 21. (for details click here) ..........................................07MAR10

Canada: It was announced today that the Bank of Canada will issue polymer notes in 2011. (for details click here) .............................................................................05MAR10

Singapore: The 1,000 dollars note signed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore has finally been issued. (Courtesy Vincent Tan and Owen Linzmayer) ..................02MAR10

Ghana: Bank of Ghana plans to issue 2 new cedi notes. The current family has 1 and 5 cedi notes, but the bank has considered that it is necessary to add this denomination to facilitate transactions. (Courtesy Modern Ghana) ..............................................26FEB10

Jersey: The Treasury has presented its new notes which will be in circulation in April. (for details click here and here) ..........................................................................23FEB10

Vanuatu: The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu announced that it will issue a new family of notes, printed on polymer substrate. The first denomination, announced for July 30, is the 10,000 vatu. Its release will coincide with the 30th Anniversary of Independence. About two years ago the bank invited citizens to opine on the convenience of issuing this new
denomination, because so far the highest one was the 5,000 vatu.
(for details click here) .........................................................................................22FEB10

Rwanda: With the release of the 5,000 francs denomination, the new family of notes bearing the new name "BANKI NKURU Y"U RWANDA" is completed. In the older series the name of the bank was spelled "BANKI NASIYONALI Y'U RWANDA."
............................................................................................................................18FEB10

Guatemala: The expected banknotes of 200 quetzales will not be issued in early March, as previously announced. Instead they are expected to be placed in circulation by mid-year. (Courtesy Banco de Guatemala). ..............................................................18FEB10

Sweden: The Sveriges Bank is considering replacing the 20 kronor note with a coin, and to issue a 200 kronor note, according to the minutes of the meeting that took place on Feb.1. (Courtesy Owen Linzmayer, for details click here) .................................18FEB10

Bangladesh: New notes with the portrait of Sheik Mujibur Rahman will be ready by the end of the year.(for details click here) ................................................................17FEB10

Switzerland: The release of the new family of notes has been postponed till 2012, instead of Fall of 2010. The delay is due to the need to test advanced security features.
(for details click here) .........................................................................................17FEB10

Pakistan: This is the picture of the improved note of 500 rupees. The flag at the right of the front is printed with optical variable ink........................................................15FEB10

Somalia: The Government of Puntland, a region of Northeast Somalia, has denounced Somalia's plan to issue a new currency to be printed in Sudan.
(for details click here) .........................................................................................13FEB10

Algeria: In 2006 a truck carrying 44 rolls of special paper destined to the printing of Algerian notes was hijacked, presumably by the Neapolitan Camorra. This paper was used to print illegally huge amounts of 1,000 dinars notes. As many of these notes are still floating in the market, it is necessary to check them very carefully, because they are printed on true banknote paper. (for details click here) .................................11FEB10

Costa Rica: The first notes of the new family will start circulating in May. These are the 20,000 and 50,000 colones, the highest denominations in the new series, which are being printed now in France by Oberthur Technologies. These will be presented in late April, and after ATM tests, they are intended to be placed in circulation in May. Other denominations will come later. (for details click here) .......................................11FEB10

Norway: After the Norges Bank decided to close its own banknote printing facility, its notes will be printed by De la Rue and Oberthur. The first ones are the 50 kroner to be put into circulation soon, and the 500 kroner to be issued at the end of the year. The foreign printed notes differ from the ones printed in Norway because they will have a serial letter prefix. (for details click here) ...........................................................11FEB10

Iraq: The Central Bank of Iraq plans to re-denominate its currency by lopping off three zeros, Radio Free Europe informed today. New banknotes will be issued by the end of the year, with the old ones co-circulating, until totally withdrawn
(for details click here) .........................................................................................08FEB10

Syria: The Central Bank of Syria announced that it plans to issue a new family of notes in the second half of 2010. (for details click here) ..............................................08FEB10

Honduras: The Central Bank will contemplate the possibility of withdrawing from circulation the new polymer 20 lempiras notes. These notes are dated 31 July 2008, at which time the signers were not in exercise of their positions as Central Bank president and Minister for Finance. (for details click here) ................................................08FEB10

Dominican Republic: This is the picture of the modified 2008 50 peso note. Notice that the medallion with the value in the back is a full circle as opposed to the semicircle of the previous one. .........................................................................................04FEB10

Afghanistan: Here is the picture of the improved 1,000 afghanis note recently issued. (Courtesy Claudio Marana) ...........................................................................04FEB10

Indonesia: Notes of 1,000 rupiah are going to be replaced by coins. The minting of 900 million pieces is slated for April. (for details click here) ..........................04FEB10

Egypt: The notes of 1 Egyptian pound and 50 piastres (=1/2 pound) are being replaced by coins, and while still accepted, are becoming rare.
(Courtesy Tristan Kolm) .................................................................................04FEB10

Brazil: The introduction of a new family of notes has been announced by the Central Bank. The first denominations to be released will be the 50 and 100 reais, probably by mid-year, with the other ones gradually released by 2012. While the notes maintain the colors and motifs of the current ones, they are designed to be of different sizes, and with improved security devices. Both old and new series will co-circulate, the old notes being withdrawn as they become unfit. ()
(Courtesy Claudio Amato, for details click here) ............................................03FEB10

Sierra Leone: The bank of Sierra Leone plans to issue in the near future a new family of notes similar to the current ones, but of reduced size and with improved security features. (Courtesy BSL) .................................................................................03FEB10

Georgia: The notes of 2 lari are still accepted, but seldom seen in circulation, as they were replaced by coins. In the next edition of our guide they will be moved to the "Outmoded and Redeemable notes" section. ..................................................01FEB10

Bosnia-Hercegovina: All 5 konvertibilnih maraka notes are out of circulation, and may be redeemed until the end of March. .......................................................01FEB10

Lebanon: There are plans for the issue of a new family of notes in the second part of the year. It promises to be very sophisticated, and it will include higher denominations. The notes will be printed on a paper substrate, as it was decided, after consultation with the public, not to use polymer. .......................................................................01FEB10

United Arab Emirates: A 200 dirhams note dated 2008, similar to the previous note, but with the new arms at the top center front has been recently issued. A picture will be posted soon. (Courtesy Wakim Wakim) .........................................................29JAN10

Italy: The redemption of medium and large amounts of Italian lire is subject to revision and approval. Over the counter redemption of such amounts is not done on the spot.
It is possible that in the future the redemption of lire may become even more restricted.
........................................................................................................................27JAN10

Pakistan: As of 25 January 500 rupees notes will be improved by the addition of an Optical Variable Ink imprint. (Courtesy geo) .................................................25JAN10

Somalia: The Somali government signed an agreement with Sudan for the printing of new currency. The denominations planned are 1,000; 2,000; 5,000; 10,000 and 50,000 shillings. Mr. Abdirahman Yarisow, Somali minister of finance, indicated that the process will take time and that there are difficulties because the central government only controls part of the country.
(Courtesy Africa Comments and Alshahid Network) .....................................20JAN10

Honduras: the plans to issue a 1,000 lempiras note have been abandoned for the time being. The project to replace 1; 2 and 5 lempiras notes for coins is still being considered, and subject to the final decision by the new authorities to assume power in late January. The Central Bank is studying the reaction of the public to the new polymer notes to decide whether other denomination will also be printed on this substrate. (Courtesy Banco Central de Honduras) .........................................17JAN10

Bolivia: In new coins recently issued the country's name has been changed from "República de Bolivia" to "Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia." It is expected that eventually this will happen with its banknotes, as current stocks are used up, and new notes are ordered. (click here for details) ........................................................17JAN10

Jersey, Channel Islands: A press release about the new notes is expected in late February. The notes will most likely be issued in March.
(Courtesy The Treasury, St Helier) .................................................................17JAN10

Jersey, Channel Islands: It was recently announced that a 100 pounds note will be part of the new family of notes. However, while the denominations of 1 through 50 pounds are to be released in February, the 100 pounds note will be issued at a later date. (Courtesy Wanted in Europe) .................................................................16JAN10

Nepal: The first notes issued by the Republic had a red flower covering the king's portrait in the watermark area. Because the old paper was used up, the new 1,000 rupees notes, just released, now have a flower watermark, instead of the king's portrait.
(Courtesy Claudio Marana).............................................................................15JAN10

Nicaragua: The Central Bank of Nicaragua has issued yesterday a polymer 500 córdobas note. (Courtesy BCN) ......................................................................15JAN10

Korea DPR: Here are the pictures of some of the revalued notes issued in late 2009.
(Courtesy Ebay) ..............................................................................................15JAN10

Botswana: Even though older notes have ceased to be legal tender at the end of 2009, these are still being accepted in commerce. In any event the Bank of Botswana will keep redeeming them until the end of 2014.
(Courtesy Botsnet) ...........................................................................................15JAN10

Poland: The National Bank plans to issue later this year a 20 slotzy commemorative note to commemorate Frédéric Chopin's birth bicentennial. Most likely the issue will be limited and the note will be sold at a premium over the face value.
(Courtesy NBP) ...............................................................................................15JAN10

Nepal: The first notes issued by the Republic had a red flower covering the king's portrait in the watermark area. Because the old paper was used up, since September new notes have a flower watermark, instead of the king's portrait. ................13JAN10

Honduras: The Central Bank has released today a new polymer 20 lempiras note.
(Courtesy of Claudio Marana) ......................................................................12JAN10

Rwanda: A new 5,000 francs note dated 01-02-2009 has been recently issued. The Bank's name has been changed, as well as the perfect register device.
(Courtesy of Richard Miranda and Rui Manuel Palhares/Banknote News)
........................................................................................................................11JAN10

Dominican Republic.: The Central Bank announced on Jan. 6 the release of an improved version of the 50 pesos banknote dated 2008.
(For more details click here) ..........................................................................10JAN10

Chile: The day for the start of circulation of the planned new 10,000 peso note has
been set for March 3, 2010. ............................................................................09JAN10

Zimbabwe: The multicurrency system will remain in place for at least 3 more years, thus ruling out the reintroduction of a local currency in the near term.
(Courtesy allafrica.com) ................................................................................07JAN10

Philippines: A new family of redesigned notes is being planned for issue one year after approval by Pres. Arroyo. The 500 piso note will have the portraits of Benigno and Corazon Aquino, while the back of the notes will show Philippine national wonders. Coins will also be redesigned.
(Courtesy Philstar.com) .................................................................................06JAN10

Chile: The Banco Central de Chile will make public tomorrow Jan. 6 the design and date of issue of the new note of 10,000 pesos.
(Courtesy El Mercurio) ..................................................................................05JAN10

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Iceland: The latest 1,000 krónur notes bear one signature, instead of two as it was usual up to recently. ........................................................................................04JAN10

Israel: The new notes planned for 2012 will be denominated in "sheqalims" and not in "new" sheqalims. Contrary to what was originally announced, it seems that the new notes will not show politicians and will have instead religious, scientific, and cultural personalities. (for more details click here) .....................................................30DEC09

Kazakstan: Will issue in January 5, 2010 a 1,000 tenge note to commemorate the presidency of Kazakhstan of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe in 2010. (for more details click here.) ............................................................30DEC09

Iran: notes with political slogans against the government will become worthless after January 8, 2010. ............................................................................................29DEC09

Paraguay: All 1,000 guaraníes notes will cease to be legal tender in December of 2010, and may be redeemed afterwards for 3 years at the Central Bank counters.
.......................................................................................................................22DEC09

The Bahamas: A new $100 note is due to be issued very soon. It has many anti counterfeiting devices. (click here for more details) ......................................21DEC09

Viet Nam: The State Bank of Vietnam denied rumors that a 1 million note was being planned. ........................................................................................................18DEC09

Scotland: Clydesdale Bank issued today its 100 pounds note of the new series.
.......................................................................................................................18DEC09

Israel: The Bank of Israel will issue in 2012 a new series of polymer notes honoring Theodor Herzl, David Ben Gurion, Mehachemk Begin and Yitzchak Rabin.
.......................................................................................................................18DEC09

Gulf States: It seems that the Gulf dinar will be originally valued at 10 Saudi riyals, and will co-circulate along with the currencies of the four states that will adopt it: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Oman has opted out.
.......................................................................................................................18DEC09

Ukraine: It is withdrawing all notes issued before 2003, which will cease to be legal tender after New Year. However these may be redeemed afterwards.
.......................................................................................................................18DEC09

Falkland/Malvinas: All older notes are no longer exchangeable, including new style 1 pound notes. ..................................................................................................18DEC09

Italy: Banca d'Italia has changed the redemption procedures for lire banknotes. Additional details to follow. ...........................................................................17DEC09

Czeck Republic: An improved 5,000 korun note was released on December 1st.
(For more details click here) .........................................................................14DEC09

Trinidad and Tobago: A 100 dollars note was released recently to commemorate the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on November.
(For more details click here) ..........................................................................14DEC09

Jersey: A new series of notes will be released in February 2010. .................14DEC09

Nicaragua: A 50 córdobas paper note was recently released.
(For more details go to BCN) ........................................................................14DEC09

Russia: An improved 1,000 rubles note is being planned for release in late 2010. ........................................................................................................................14DEC09

Afghanistan: It appears that the previously announced improved banknotes were placed in circulation since last week. ..............................................................30NOV09

Nicaragua: In 2010 the Central Bank may release two different notes of 50 córdobas, one of them commemorative of the 50th Anniversary of its creation. If that is the case, we may have both paper and polymer notes.................................................. 30NOV09

North Korea: In a surprise move, the North Korean central bank has revalued and replaced its national currency as of today, according to several sources. The exchange rate for the new currency is 100:1, so old 1,000 won bills are being exchanged for new ten won bills. (Courtesy Daily NK).................................................................30NOV09

Paraguay: New polymer notes of 2,000 guaraníes will be released on December 11. (Courtesy Miguel Pratt.).................................................................................30NOV09

Cape Verde: All horizontal style notes are out of circulation, and redeemable until 2016 through 2019 depending on denomination.
(Courtesy Banco de Cabo Verde.)..................................................................29NOV09

Zimbabwe: There are rumors that a plane had landed in Harare carrying tons of new banknotes. Gideon Gono, head of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, declared that there are no intentions to restore the Zimbabwean currency.
(Courtesy Eye Witness News, South Africa.).................................................. 29NOV09

Nigeria: A proposed amendment to the Constitution will ban the use of portraits of living or dead persons on coins and banknotes.
(Courtesy Allafrica.com.)............................................................................... 22NOV09

Cook Islands: The only notes in circulation are the 3 dollar ones. All other have lost all value and cannot be redeemed.
(Courtesy Ministry of Finance & Economic Management, Cook Islands.).....29OCT09

Guatemala: The Banco de Guatemala will issue very soon a new 100 quetzales note, dated 12 MARCH 2008 which differs from the previous one because instead of a holographic band it has a circle printed on Optical Variable Ink. The bank is waiting to exhaust the stock of current notes before releasing the new one, which may take less than two weeks.
As for the 200 quetzales notes, the best estimate is that they will be released in early 2010. The denominations of 500 and 1,000 quetzales are still years away.
(Courtesy Banco de Guatemala.) .................................................................. 29OCT09

Korea PDR: The Central Bank of the People’ s Democratic Republic of Korea has recently issued a modified 1,000 won note dated 2006. While the note is similar to the 2002 version, the banner beneath the denomination on the bottom right and left front does not extend to the note’s edge.
(Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson/Banknote News-Owen Linzmayer.).......... 02NOV09

Yemen: The Central Bank of Yemen announces a new 250 rials note dated 2009, to be put into circulation November 14.
(More details available at Central Bank of Yemen) ...................................... 02NOV09

Cook Islands: The only notes in circulation are the 3 dollar ones. All other have lost all value and cannot be redeemed. (Courtesy Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands.) ......................................................................... 29OCT09

Guatemala: The Banco de Guatemala will issue very soon a new 100 quetzales note, dated 12 MARCH 2008 which differs from the previous one because instead of a holographic band it has a circle printed on Optical Variable Ink. The bank is waiting to exhaust the stock of current notes before releasing the new one, which may take less than two weeks.
As for the 200 quetzales notes, the best estimate is that they will be released in early 2010. The denominations of 500 and 1,000 quetzales are still years away.
(Courtesy Banco de Guatemala.) .................................................................. 29OCT09

Macao: The Banco Nacional Ultramarino issued a new 50 patacas dated 8 August 2009 to complete its current family of notes. It shows the Ponte de Salvan on the front and the Bank’s building on the back.
(Courtesy Banco Nacional Ultramarino.) ..................................................... 28OCT09

Uganda: Travelers to Uganda who intend to exchange United States dollars are advised to bring 100 dollar bills dated 2003 or later. Smaller notes or 100 dollar bills dated before 2003 are heavily discounted. .................................................... 26OCT09

Uruguay: The Central Bank informed in September that forgeries of 500 pesos notes appeared in the market. The vertical serial number reacts properly to the UV light, but the forgeries have a printed image instead of the real watermark, and the printing seems to be made of little dots instead of clear lines (four color as opposed to engraved intaglio printing.) More details are available at the bank's website www.bcu.gub.uy
....................................................................................................................... 22OCT09

Vanuatu: The Melanesian Institute of Science, Philosophy, Humanity and Technology of North East Pentecost asked the Central Bank in 2008 to pay them VUV 10 billion = approx. USD 100 million, to monetize the "Livatu" (boar tusks) and "Selmane" (sea shells) still used as custom currency by local people. The Central Bank decided in September 2009 to refuse the request. More details can be found at www.rbv.gov.vu ....................................................................................................................... 22OCT09

Philippines: There is intense debate about the announced intention of the Central Bank to print new notes on polymer. Currently Philippine notes are printed on a substrate made of 80% cotton and 20% abaca. Abaca is a banana plant, from its leaves Manila hemp, Manila paper (the one used for Manila envelopes, and other paper products are made. Therefore it is of great economic importance to local producers to have the Central Bank continuing its use for banknote paper. However, the Central Bank announced that it plans to use polymer for its new notes in 2010................... 22OCT09

Sweden: In an informal chat with Swedish citizens Stefan Ingves, governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, said that the issue of a new series of notes is being studied, given that the current ones have been in circulation for some time, "and need to be modernised.".................................................................................................. 22OCT09

Paraguay: In 2011 Paraguay will redenominate its currency by eliminating three zeros. The redenominated note will be issued in conjuction with the Commemoration of the Independence Bicentennial.
(Courtesy of Martin Von Schocher, Banco Central del Paraguay)................ 21OCT09

Scotland: The first of Clydesdale Bank’s new world heritage bank notes will enter circulation today (Monday 19 October). New £20 notes will be available at Clydesdale Bank retail branches and the majority of ATMs across the country from 10am. The £20 note features iconic images of the historic mill house New Lanark on one side and Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, on the other. The remainder of the new banknote family will enter circulation on a phased basis. Following the £20 note, the new £50 note will be launched on 2 November; the £5 note on 16 November; the £10 note on 30 November; and finally the £100 note on 15 December.
(Courtesy of Clydesdale Bank) .................................................................. 19OCT2009

Tanzania: The Central Bank announced that it will issue new notes in June 2010. It will retain the current denominations, with the 1,000 shillings note being printed by De la Rue, and the other denominations from 500 to 10,000 shillings by Crane Currency AB from Sweden. Both the current and new notes will co-circulate.
(Courtesy Daily News, Dar es Salam) .......................................................... 16OCT09

Greenland: Greenland will continue to use the Danish krone as its currency after the ruling government declined to adopt the National Bank’s new printed notes. In a scheme similar to that of the Faroes, local banknotes were to be issued. These would be at par and could be exchanged for Danish kroner at the Danmarks Nationalbank. However the political party now in power seem to be against the idea.
(Courtesy Ice News.) ..................................................................................... 13OCT09

Afghanistan: Da Afghanistan Bank has issued improved notes this week. These notes are similar to the previous ones, but are improved to make them more durable. The holographic band in the 500 and 1000 afghanis notes has been moved from the right to the center. ...................................................................................................... 09OCT09

Morocco: The Bank al Maghrib is issuing in mid-October a 50 dirhams banknote to commemorate its 50th anniversary. ............................................................... 08OCT09

Honduras: A proposed law plans to order the Central Bank to replace the notes of 1; 2 and 5 lempiras with coins and to issue a 1,000 lempiras note honoring ex-President Ramón Villeda Morales. ................................................................................ 08OCT09

Argentina: A new series of notes is being planned to be issued in conjunction with the celebration of the Bicentennial of the First Junta which replaced the Spanish viceroy, on 25 May 1810. While artistic, literary, sports and scientific personalities were proposed to be honored on the new notes, it seems that national heroes will be pictured instead. .......................................................................................................... 08OCT09

Hong Kong: The Standard Chartered Bank today issued a note commemorative of its 150 years in Hong Kong. The note is of limited issue, and sold at a premium for charity purposes. ....................................................................................................... 04OCT09

Myanmar: The Central Bank of Myanmar has issued on Oct. 2 a new banknote of 5,000 kyats. ....................................................................................................03OCT09

Nigeria: The Central Bank of Nigeria issued on October 1 polymer notes of 5; 10 and 50 naira. These will co-circulate with the paper ones previously issued......... 01OCT09

Chile: The Central Bank of Chile today issued the 5,000 pesos polymer notes. ......................................................................................................................... 25SEP09

Jamaica: The Bank of Jamaica released today its new 5,000 dollars note. It is the first time such denomination is issued. ................................................................... 25SEP09

Mexico: The Banco de Mexico today issued notes of 100 and 200 pesos to commemorate the Independence Bicentennial and the Mexican Revolution Centennial. ......................................................................................................................... 23SEP09

Iraq: It is being rumored that in addition to the text in Arabic and English, newer Iraqi notes will have text in Kurdish. ...................................................................... 18SEP09