Yesterday, the Bank of Russia issued a statement confirming that it plans to supplement its banknotes with two additional denominations: the 200 and 2,000 rubles. The new banknotes, which are expected to enter circulation by the end of 2017, are being introduced to make cash payments easier for its citizens, citing that they will help to reduce the…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed the design of the new $5 banknote denomination which is to enter circulation on 1 September 2016. The new denomination is the first to be revealed of the next generation of banknotes, which will eventually replace the current series of notes that began circulating in 1992. During the development…
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The new 500 hryvnia banknote will begin circulating today following its issue by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). Director of the NBU Cash Circulation Department, Mr Viktor Zaivenko, said that today’s issuance marks the continued efforts by the NBU to revamp the design of the banknote series designed between 2003 and 2007 as part of…
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has today revealed new $20, $50 and $100 banknotes. The notes complete the seventh series of banknotes called Brighter Money, joining the $5 and $10 notes which began circulating in October last year. The new banknotes were presented at Government House by the Governor-General, Lt Gen the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae,…
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Since the 1 April 2016 there have been several reports published by local online news agencies that a new 50,000 West African franc banknote will be issued into circulation from the 30 April. Included in the reports is an image depicting how the note will look. However, a statement has been issued by the BCEAO (the Banque Centrale des Etats de…
DetailsThe Swiss National Bank (SNB) has unveiled the new 50 franc banknote, the first of the banknotes from the long awaited ninth series. The design focuses on the element of wind. The note, which is 70mm by 137mm, is made using Landqart’s Durasafe® substrate composed of a central transparent polymer layer between two cotton paper layers…
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