The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines Central Bank, has started to issue its latest circulating coins from the New Generation Currency (NGC) Coin Series. The new series comprises of six coin denominations consisting of the 10, 5 and 1-piso and the 25, 5 and 1-sentimo. Micro-printed details have been included on the two highest…
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The next Swiss banknote of the new Ninth Series will begin circulating in August 2018. The Swiss National Bank, Switzerland’s Central Bank, confirmed the news via a press release yesterday. The new 200-franc banknote will be the fourth denomination to be issued from the Ninth banknote series, following the launch of the 50-franc note in…
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The National Bank of Ukraine has unveiled new circulating coins which are to replace respective low value banknotes that are currently in circulation. The new coins consist of denominations UAH 1, 2, 5 and 10, the latter valued at around US $0.40. The National Bank will issue the coins in stages, with the UAH 1…
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The Central Bank of Venezuela has begun circulating an upgraded version of its highest value banknote denomination, the 100,000 bolivar note. According to the Central Bank of Venezuela press release, the new banknote has an upgraded watermark with “the face of the Liberator” (Simón Bolívar) and the Central Bank’s initials “BCV” shown in electrotype. The upgraded note…
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The Bank of Canada has unveiled the new $10 banknote featuring the iconic Canadian woman Viola Desmond on International Women’s Day. The launch of the new $10 banknote, expected to begin circulating in late 2018, marks the first time that an iconic Canadian woman has been included in a circulating Bank of Canada banknote. An…
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The Bank of Thailand has unveiled the new banknote designs featuring portraits of the new King Maha Vajiralongkor, expected to begin circulating in April. The new Thailand banknote Series 17 from the Bank of Thailand consists of five denominations, namely the 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000-baht, as per the previous banknote series. The front of…
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