A new family of circulation coins will be issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Central Bank of the Philippines, later this year but it will no longer include the 10-cent denomination coin. According to a report by centralbanking.com, the Central Bank of the Philippines intends to issue its new family of coins by the end…
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The Bank of Thailand has announced that it will issue a new family of commemorative banknotes into circulation on 20 September 2017. A press release from the Bank of Thailand has confirmed that royal permission has been granted for the Central Bank to print and issue the commemorative banknotes in remembrance of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej,…
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The number of counterfeit euro banknotes recorded during the first half of 2017 has decreased compared with the previous six months, but remains on par with the first half of 2016. The European Central Bank has released its latest figures revealing the number of counterfeit euro banknotes identified during the first half of 2017. A total of…
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Scotland’s Clydesdale Bank has announced that it will issue its £10 polymer banknote on 21 September 2017, one week after the Bank of England is due to issue its own £10 polymer banknote design. The new Clydesdale note will continue to feature the famous Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns, who died 221 years ago. It will also…
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Crane Currency says it will be printing banknotes by the end of 2017, as its new banknote printing facility in Malta nears completion. Crane Currency first announced its intention to invest US $100 million in a new banknote printing facility in Malta in September last year. Following the laying of the facility’s foundation stone at a…
DetailsPobjoy Mint has announced that it has changed the design of its ‘Britannia Rules the Waves – 2017’ commemorative coin due to a copyright infringement. The bullion 1 crown coin, issued on behalf of the Falkland Islands by Pobjoy Mint, included the phrase “Britannia Rules the Waves” in its design to honour the soldiers that gave…
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