New polymer banknotes have been issued today by Northern Ireland’s three issuing banks, Ulster Bank, Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank. New £10 polymer banknotes have been issued by Northern Ireland’s Ulster Bank, Danske Bank and the Bank of Ireland today, with additional £5 notes issued by Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland. It is the…
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The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has issued another new high value banknote denomination, the third high value denomination to be added to the banknote series since 2017. The central bank issued a new 10,000-som denomination in March 2017 followed by the 50,000-som denomination in August the same year. The increasingly high value banknote denominations have been issued…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has revealed the design of its Next Generation $20 banknote, which will begin circulating in October 2019. The design of the polymer banknote continues to feature portraits of Mary Reibey, an 18th century successful business woman also known for her support of charity, religion and education, and Reverend John Flynn, pioneer of the…
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The Bank of Guyana will soon be issuing an upgraded $1,000 banknote with new security thread features including RAPID®. A press release from the Guyana central bank has confirmed that the upgraded $1,000 banknote will no longer have the holographic stripe displayed on the front of the banknote, but will instead feature Crane Currency’s RAPID® micro-optic…
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First Trust Bank, one of Northern Ireland’s four note issuing authorities, has announced that it will cease issuing its own banknotes due to the increasing use of digital payments. First Trust Bank (FTB), a subsidiary of Allied Irish Banks, will gradually withdraw their banknotes from circulation and will instead dispense Bank of England banknotes through their ATM network.…
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Hungary’s central bank, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, has begun circulating the 500-forint banknote – the last denomination in the banknote series to be upgraded. The central bank first announced the issuance of the 500-forint banknote last July. Key security features include a holographic foil stripe shown on the front of the banknote, as per all the latest denominations…
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