Thumbnail image of the Bahamas one dollar banknote issued 2017.

Bahamas issues CRISP Evolution one dollar note

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has issued the latest denomination from their new CRISP Evolution series, the one dollar banknote. The Bank issued a press release yesterday announcing the release of the banknote denomination, the second of the CRISP Evolution series to be issued following the $10 banknote in September 2016. The banknote is printed on Louisenthal’s Hybrid™ combination…

Image of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) commemorative $100 banknote, issued 2017.

Bank of China Hong Kong celebrates centenary

Bank of China (Hong Kong) is celebrating its 100th anniversary of its presence in Hong Kong with a limited edition HK$100 commemorative banknote. The note uses a predominantly red colour scheme and its design includes similar features to the currently circulating HK$100 banknote version. However, the front of the note includes an illustration of the Great Wall of China on the front left…

Thumbnail image of the Clydesdale Bank ten pound polymer banknote issued 2017.

Clydesdale Bank issues polymer £10 banknote

Clydesdale Bank in Scotland has issued the second of their polymer banknotes, the upgraded ten pound note from the World Heritage Series. The new ten pound polymer banknotes will begin circulating today, almost a year to the day after the first Clydesdale Bank £5 polymer banknote was circulated. Like its paper predecessor, the new polymer £10 note has…

Australia Guardian™ Next Generation $10 banknote from the Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia circulates Next Generation $10 banknote

The Reserve Bank of Australia has begun to circulate the new $10 banknote, the second of the Bank’s Next Generation banknote family. The design of the new $10 banknote continues to feature illustrations of Australian writer and journalist Dame Mary Gilmore, and Australian bush poet, journalist and author AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson. The new note also retains the same size…

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Madagascar issues remaining banknotes from 2017 series

The Central Bank of Madagascar has today issued the remaining lower denominations from its latest banknote family, consisting of the 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Ariary denominations. The new banknotes join the 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 and 20,000 Ariary denominations issued on 17 July. The theme of the new banknote family is “The riches of Madagascar”. All…

Thumbnail image of the Bank of England New Ten Pound banknote 2017

New Ten Pound Banknote enters circulation

The Bank of England has today started to circulate the new ten pound banknote, a polymer note featuring the novelist Jane Austin. Image courtesy of the Bank of England. It is the second of the new series of polymer banknotes to be issued by the Bank of England, following the release of the £5 banknote on…

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Georgia circulates upgraded 5 lari banknote

The 5 lari banknote has now been circulated, following an announcement by the National Bank of Georgia last June. The upgraded lari banknote will circulate alongside the previous version of the 5-lari note first circulated in 2002. The new 5 lari banknote continues to use themes from its previous design, including a portrait of Georgian historian Ivane Javakhishvili…