The National Bank of Ukraine is to consider the legal status and regulation of digital currencies such as Bitcoin by the end of August 2017. The Central Bank has issued a press release confirming that the issue of regulating digital currencies will be considered at the next meeting of its Financial Stability Board, to be held by the end of…
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The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is set to issue a new high value 50,000-soum banknote denomination, to begin circulating on August 22, 2017. According to the Central Bank, the new 50,000-soums (US$12) denomination has been introduced due to the increasing average wage in the country, aiding citizens to “pay salaries, pensions and benefits as well…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed that its new $10 polymer banknote will begin circulating on Wednesday 20 September 2017. The new $10 will be the second of the Next Generation banknote series to be issued, following the release of the $5 on the 1 September last year. The design of the banknote is centred around…
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will issue its new polymer £10 banknote printed on SafeGuard® substrate on 4 October 2017. It is the first time in thirty years that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has issued a new £10 banknote design. The banknote denomination is the second in the RBS “Fabric of Nature”…
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Tallow, a substance rendered from animal fat, will continue to be used in future polymer banknotes issued by the Bank of England. A press release issued by the Bank today has confirmed that there will be no change to the composition of polymer used for future banknotes. The new £5 polymer banknote was first issued in…
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To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Coronation, the Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) will start circulating a commemorative banknote from the 21 August 2017. The front of the banknote displays imagery of the crowns bestowed by Pope Clement XI, and the reverse displays a drawing published in Rome in 1717, depicting the coronation of the Miraculous Icon…
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