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Uruguay upgrade 20 and 50 peso banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 02/02/2017

The Central Bank of Uruguay has released new 20 and 50 peso banknotes with upgraded security features. The notes are part of the currently circulating F 2015 banknote family. The new notes entered circulation on 1 February 2017. The new banknotes include tactile markings on the short sides of the note, to aid those with visual impairments…

Israel prepares for launch of NIS 20 and NIS 100 banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 01/02/2017

The Bank of Israel is preparing for the launch of the NIS 20 and NIS 100 banknotes, the final banknotes to be issued from its latest Series C banknote family. According to the Bank of Israel, the last two denominations of the new series are expected to be issued at the end of 2017. Preparations are underway…

Counterfeit euro banknotes remain low during 2016

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 30/01/2017

There has been a drop in the number of counterfeit euro banknotes detected during 2016 compared to the previous two years, according to the latest figures from the European Central Bank (ECB). In total, 684 thousand counterfeit banknotes were withdrawn from circulation during 2016, a 23.9% reduction from those withdrawn in 2015 and an 18.4%…

Solomon Islands issue new $20 banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 23/01/2017

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued the new twenty dollar banknote, the third denomination in its latest family of banknotes. Having been launched last Friday the 20 January, the new $20 banknote will begin circulating today. The banknote, designed and printed by De La Rue, displays a bold purple colour and contains elements illustrating the…

Guatemala upgrades 20 quetzals banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 19/01/2017

The Banco de Guatemala has issued an upgraded version of the twenty quetzals banknote, including an optically variable security ink feature. Optically variable SPARK® ink is used by the central bank to depict a pink scroll of parchment located near the right short edge side of the note. It replaces the moiré security feature used on the previous…

Venezuela starts to issue new banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 17/01/2017

Venezuela has issued three denominations of their new banknote series, in response to the country’s soaring inflation. On 16 January 2017, the Banco Central de Venezuela, the country’s central bank, began circulating the new 500, 5,000 and 20,000 bolivar banknotes. The paper banknotes include electrotype watermarks, UV features, anti-copier line structures, micro text, windowed security thread, magnetic security features,…

Uruguay upgrades 200 pesos banknote

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 04/01/2017

The Central Bank of Uruguay has issued an upgraded 200 Uruguayan pesos banknote with improved security features. The Banco Central Del Uruguay (BCU) began issuing the new banknote, which continues to be part of the F 2015 series, on 29 December 2016. The new banknote includes tactile markings on the short sides of the note, to aid those…

Paraguay upgrades high value banknotes

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 23/12/2016

The Central Bank of Paraguay has upgraded the security thread within its top three high value banknotes. The Banco Central Del Paraguay (BCP) has today begun to issue upgraded versions of the ₲20,000 (known as Series G), ₲50,000 and ₲100,000 banknotes (both known as Series I) with different security threads. The ₲50,000 and ₲100,000 notes no longer use micro-optic security threads, but instead include a…

Indonesia issues new banknote family

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 20/12/2016

Bank Indonesia has introduced new banknotes and coins with improved security features and new designs featuring national heroes, traditional dances and natural sites. Seven new banknotes and four new coins were introduced in Indonesia on 19 December 2016, following their announcement last September. At the unveiling, Bank Indonesia Governor, Agus Martowardojo told reporters that the new banknotes…

Macedonia issues two new banknote denominations

Banknotes, NewsBy SMI 16/12/2016

The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia has issued two new banknotes to mark 70 years of central banking activities. The new 200 and 2,000 Denar banknote denominations from Macedonia are circulating banknotes, joining the current family of banknotes that began circulating in the 1990’s. The new banknotes have been printed by UK banknote printers…